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Sydney Writers' Festival 2009 - Online Program

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The Weight of Silence
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The Weight of Silence is a brilliantly crafted, unique coming-of-age memoir of a Seventies childhood in Western Sydney by debut author Catherine Therese. In discussion with her publisher Vanessa Radnidge, she will share her compelling and evocative story about losing and finding herself in the secrets that shaped her life.



In Conversation  |  Life Writing
Participants
Catherine Therese

When
Monday, May 18 2009
10:00 - 11:00

Where
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba
15-47 Katoomba Street
Katoomba
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Cost
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CATHERINE THERESE (LOCAL)Therese, Catherine by Kylie Rose
CATHERINE THERESE wrote the first draft of her memoir, The Norty Girl, aged four, acted it out for the next 36 years and began rewrites in 2001. In 2005 she attended the inaugural Varuna Masterclass. In between acts she has created poetry, prose and children in Australia, Belguim and Spain; studied languages, car parks, colour and design, and worked as a stylist, mentor and lecturer. She is a 2007 Varuna Fellowship recipient. The Weight of Silence is her first book.

also appearing at...
121: The Debut
257: Launch: The Weight of Silence by Catherine Therese (Hachette Livre)