Event description
Join the conversation with writer, editor and historian Dr Mary O’Connell as she unpacks her new novel The Country of Our Dreams.
About this event
Join our conversation with writer, editor and historian Dr Mary O’Connell as we delve into the themes and events featured in her latest novel The Country of Our Dreams set in 19th Century Ireland and 21st Century Australia. Tom Keneally (Shindler’s List) describes it as a skilfully told novel, Stephanie Dowrick says ‘
Mary has the finest gifts of the diaspora Irish: passion, intelligence, humour and rebellion’.
About the author: Dr Mary O’Connell is a Taranaki born, Sydney based writer, editor, historian and community arts organiser, with particular interest in matters of spirit.Mary is a happy member of the Randwick Community Organic Garden , a proud member of the Australian Women’s History Network, the Irish Studies Association of Australia & New Zealand (ISAANZ, and the Randwick and Coogee Ladies Swimming Club.