About this Event
The Roscoe Library has a book club, Reading with Spiritual Eyes, based on works of fiction. You’re invited to join with us as we discuss Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran. Our discussion will be face-to-face and via Zoom. Please ensure that you register so we can keep in touch with further details closer to the event.
What? Book chat
Where? Lecture Room 1 + Zoom
When? Tuesday 12 November 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
How? Facilitated discussion / Drinks & nibbles provided
Who? All welcome, but do please let us know if you're expecting to join us.
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Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure.
Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney – populated with residents with colourful histories, each with their own secrets, triumphs and failings. This is their safe place, an oasis of familiar delights – a beautiful garden, a busy kitchen and a bountiful recreation schedule.
But this ordinary neighbourhood is not without its prejudices. The serenity of Cinnamon Gardens is threatened by malignant forces more interested in what makes this refuge different rather than embracing the calm companionship that makes this place home to so many. As those who challenge the residents’ existence make their stand against the nursing home with devastating consequences, our characters are forced to reckon with a country divided.
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is about family and memory, community and race, but is ultimately a love letter to storytelling and how our stories shape who we are.
About the Author
Shankari Chandran was raised in Canberra, Australia. She spent a decade in London, working as a lawyer in the social justice field. She eventually returned home to Australia, where she now lives with her husband and four children. She is the author of Song of the Sun God, The Barrier and Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lecture Room 1 as well as by Zoom, Roscoe Library, St Francis College, Milton, Australia
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