About this Event
At the age of 18, Kári Gíslason arrives on the island of Corfu after a life-altering encounter with this father in Iceland. Looking for adventure, he decides to stay after meeting ‘the pirate’, a mysterious Greek stranger who offers him work – only to find himself eventually fleeing the island, leaving behind a debt he promises to repay.
Three decades later, as a father of 2 teenage sons, he returns to Corfu with his family. As he revisits his memories of the island, he begins to understand that this place has shaped the adult he has become, and that the inevitable letting go of his own children lies ahead.
Full of the colour and vitality of the Greek islands, Running with Pirates traverses the joys and challenges of parenthood, the fearlessness of youth, the debts of our past, and the stories we tell ourselves and our children.
Books will be available for purchase, or bring your copy from home to be signed.
Presented as part of the Lord Mayor's Writers in Residence series.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wynnum Library, 145 Florence Street, Wynnum, Australia
AUD 0.00
