Wednesday 20 May 2026
6.15-7.15pm
Event Code: N10
All tickets $10 through Woollahra Library at Double Bay.
Explore the 2026 Program
Love and Legacy
The power of fiction to bring the past to life
Two Australian writers discuss the enduring power of love in their historical fiction novels.
In A Great Act of Love, master of historical fiction and award-winning author of The Museum of Modern Love and Bruny Heather Rose tells an enthralling tale of passion and family set in 1839 Van Dieman’s Land. Proud Boonwurrung woman, award-winning actor and author Tasma Walton shares the true story of her own ancestor in I Am Nannertgarrook, a heartbreaking story of love, land and loss.
Hear Heather and Tasma in an enlightening conversation about connecting to the past through storytelling. With host Sarah Macdonald.
In A Great Act of Love, master of historical fiction and award-winning author of The Museum of Modern Love and Bruny Heather Rose tells an enthralling tale of passion and family set in 1839 Van Dieman’s Land. Proud Boonwurrung woman, award-winning actor and author Tasma Walton shares the true story of her own ancestor in I Am Nannertgarrook, a heartbreaking story of love, land and loss.
Hear Heather and Tasma in an enlightening conversation about connecting to the past through storytelling. With host Sarah Macdonald.
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