Quilty Book Club: ‘The Burial’ (2014)
When
10.30 – 11.30 am, Thu 21 Nov 2019Where
Queensland Art Gallery & Member's Lounge
About
During spring the titles on the Members Book Club reading list have been selected by Ben Quilty to connect to, contextualise and discuss ideas presented in his work. Book 3: The Burial (2014), Courtney Collins Inspired by the life of bushranger Jessie Hickman, The Burial is a work of haunting originality and power. In a mountain-locked valley in 1921, amid squalls of driving rain, Jessie is on the run. At 22, she has been a circus rider, a horse and cattle rustler and a convict. One catastrophic night turns Jessie’s life on its head and she must flee for her life, pursued through the bush by two men — one her lover, the other the law — who are desperate to claim the reward on her head. Book 1: The Secret River (2005), Kate Grenville Book 2: Murder at Myall Creek (2016), Mark Tedeschi $12 Members | $17 Members' guests (includes coffee/tea and sweets) / Book online or call (07) 3840 7278 to join the monthly discussions hosted by Book Club Facilitator Eve Jensen Members receive 20% off current and past Book Club titles from the QAGOMA Store. Pre-order your books with the Store to avoid disappointment.