May Book Club
Discussing A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman
When
to
Where
Boundless Books, Leederville
Join us on either Monday 4th or Monday 18th of May at 7pm to discuss this month's book club pick - A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman.
This $5 ticket will give you entry into the book club, which will include a delightful assortment of food & drinks AND you'll get $5 off the book club pick for next month if you purchase on the night!
Order your copy of the book here
We can't wait to see you there.
About the book:
Western Australia, 1958 -- here, for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a remote sheep station, Meredith Downs. A million acres, it's an ocean of arid land. On an ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds, the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered.
Then, instead of leaving them to heal, fate comes back for them in a twist of consequences that will cause one of them to lose their life, and another to sacrifice theirs for the sake of an innocent child. Matt, the youngest MacBride, is plunged into a moral and emotional journey for which there is no map, no guide, as he is forced to choose between love and duty, sacrifice and happiness.
Through the lives of a handful of isolated souls, each, for private reasons, seeking shelter from the storm of life, A Far-flung Life explores the nature of belonging, resilience and the private heart.
From the author of the acclaimed international bestseller The Light Between Oceans comes a breathtaking and epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia - about fate and family, time and memory, and the enduring power of love.
About the author:
M L Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia and now lives in London. Her first novel, The Light Between Oceans, was a Sunday Times, New York Times and international bestseller and won the Goodreads Choice Best Historical Novel Award and the HWA Goldsboro Crown Debut. It was also longlisted for the Women’s Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin literary award voted for by librarians, and shortlisted as an Amazon Rising Star.
In Australia, it won the Indie Best Debut and Indie Best Book Awards, and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and the Literary Society Gold Medal. It also won the Australian Book Industry Awards for Best Newcomer, Best Literary Fiction and Book of the Year. The Light Between Oceans has been published in around forty-five languages and has sold nearly five million copies worldwide. It was made into a Dreamworks film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, produced by Heyday Films. A Far-flung Life is M L Stedman’s second novel, to be published worldwide.