BOOK LAUNCH
6pm Thursday 29 July, The Street Theatre, Canberra
The Painting by Alison Booth
Join Alison Booth as her novel The Painting is launched by Prof Frank Bongiorno, with Dr Lucy Neave as MC.
Drinks available from the bar on arrival, The Painting available for Purchase thanks to Harry Hartog .
This is a free event but reservations are essential to manage numbers. Please RSVP with name and telephone number via rsvp@thestreet.org.au
When Anika Molnar flees her home country of Hungary not long before the break-up of the Soviet Union, she carries only a small suitcase - and a beautiful and much-loved painting of an auburn-haired woman in a cobalt blue dress from her family's hidden collection. Arriving in Australia, Anika moves in with her aunt in Sydney, and the painting hangs in pride of place in her bedroom. But one day it is stolen in what seems to be a carefully planned theft, and Anika's carefree life takes a more ominous turn. Sinister secrets from her family's past and Hungary's fraught history cast suspicion over the painting's provenance, and she embarks on a gripping quest to uncover the truth.
Hungary's war-torn past contrasts sharply with Australia's bright new world of opportunity in this compelling and deeply moving mystery.
Alison Booth
About Alison Booth
Alison Booth is an Australian labour economist and novelist who is professor of economics at the Australian National University. She is the author of six novels. Born in Melbourne and brought up in Sydney, Booth spent over two decades studying, living and working in the UK before returning to Australia more than fifteen years ago. She lives with her husband in Canberra's inner north.
Venue
The Street Theatre, Canberra
15 Childers St, City West ACT 2601
T: (02) 6247 1223