Upcoming event - September 10
In conversation - Alison Booth: The Philisopher's Daughters
Join bestselling author Alison Booth in conversation with Deborah Mabbett and Maggie Hamand to celebrate and discuss Alison's most recent novel The Philosopher's Daughters.
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RedDoor Press will be hosting Alison, Deborah and Maggie online via Zoom to discuss the publication of The Philosopher's Daughters, the challenges of releasing a book in a pandemic and the fascinating themes and hisory explored in the book.
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The Philosopher's Daughters is a lyrical tale of two very different sisters whose 1890s voyage from London into remote outback Australia becomes a journey of self-discovery, set against a landscape of wild beauty and savage dispossession.
THE PHILOSOPHER'S DAUGHTERS
Publication date 2 April, 2020
‘A lyrical tale of wild, frontier Australia. Evocative, insightful, thought-provoking.
Karen Viggers, author
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‘Booth is superb at the small detail that creates a life, and the large one that gives it meaning.’
Marion Halligan, author
‘Delicately handled historical drama with a theme of finding self, both in relationships and art, backed by issues on race relations in Australia and women’s rights.’
Tom Flood, author and editor
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Read my blog article about the background to writing The Philosopher's Daughters.
From nineteenth century London to remote outback Australia, two sisters – pulled apart by love – are brought together by tragedy.
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When Harriet Cameron follows her beloved sister, Sarah, to the harsh Australian outback – as dangerous as it is beautiful, as mysterious as it is wild – she is alienated by the casual violence and great injustices of outback life.
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Harriet’s recovery from this alienation begins with her growing friendship with an Aboriginal stockman and her increasing love for the landscape.
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But this fragile happiness is soon threatened by murders at a nearby cattle station and by a menacing station hand who is seeking revenge...