Book Launch & In Conversation with Jess Kitching The Life Experiment
6pm, Wednesday 30 July
Harry Hartog ANU Campus
University Avenue, Acton, ACT, 2601
When OPM Discoveries puts out an ad seeking participants for The Life Experiment, a study that claims it can predict when people will die, two strangers searching for meaning apply.
Layla, a corporate lawyer, has foregone all relationships for her career, stuck in an endless cycle of late nights, impossible deadlines and the London rat race. Growing up on the poverty line, Layla has fought tirelessly to better her circumstances. But with work grinding her down, she wonders if happiness can be found behind a desk after all.
Angus, son of the esteemed Fairview-Whitley family, is struggling with his family’s expectations after the death of his brother and a failed investment. Unsure of what to do with his life, Angus is frozen in a cycle of long hours and lazy days, watching time pass him by.
Unaware that they are participating in the same experiment, Layla and Angus meet by chance in a café the same day they get their shocking results. Their attraction is instant, but can they open their hearts to more when their time might be brief?
About Jess Kitching
Jess Kitching is an avid reader, writer and binge-watcher. Originally from Bradford, England, she lives in Canberra, Australia. Visit jesskitchingwrites.com or Instagram @jesskitchingwrites
About Emma Grey
Emma is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach. Her first adult novel, The Last Love Note, was written in the wake of her husband’s death and has gone on to win hearts around the world and was listed in the top 25 new releases by the American Bookseller’s Association. Her latest book is USA Today Bestseller 2024 Pictures of You
Emma lives just outside Canberra, where her world centres on her two adult daughters, young son, loved stepchildren and step-grandchildren, writing, photography and endlessly chasing the Aurora Australis.