Join us for the inaugural Book Lovers Soiree, proudly presented by The No Rules Book Club, in support of Wishlist.
This special evening will bring together book lovers from across the Sunshine Coast for a night of conversation, connection, and community.
Enjoy an engaging author talk with Sarah Clutton, celebrated for The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains, and hosted by the ever-charming Caroline Hutchinson.
Complimentary canapés, tea and coffee with wine and raffles available to purchase. The event promises heartwarming vibes and meaningful moments, all while raising funds to support local patients through Wishlist.
Held at the beautiful Wishlist Centre in Birtinya, this is more than a night out, it’s a night that gives back. Bring your book club, meet new friends, and be part of something truly special.
Sarah Clutton
Sarah Clutton lives in a storybook village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales on Gundungurra and Tharawal country. She has tried her hand at various jobs: research assistant, judge's associate, insurance claims guru, litigation lawyer, philanthropic foundation manager and ghost-writer. In between freelance writing gigs she is events manager for her local chapter of Rural Australians for Refugees. In 2018 she was the national recipient of the Dymocks/McIntosh Commercial Fiction Scholarship. The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains pays homage to her early years on a farm in North West Tasmania, and to the charms and challenges of small-town living.
The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains
Alfie's mum, Emilia, has been lying to him forever.
It's only been the two of them in Ireland, but when Emilia's appendix explodes, she drops a bombshell: they have a family back in Australia, and she and Alfie are going to meet them.
When Penny Bains opens the door of her Tasmanian farmhouse to a boy with an Irish accent claiming to be the son of her missing daughter, Emilia, her life is turned upside down.
Alfie needs to know who his father is, but the residents of the tiny town of Beggars Rock and his newly found grandmother and great-aunts are all staying silent. As Alfie starts to uncover secrets that his family would prefer to keep buried, the one thing he does discover is that no one is willing to tell him the truth.
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