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Fiona McFarlane in conversation – Tue 4 Oct 2022 at 6:00pm

Readings Bookshop

Event Date: 4 October 2022 06:00 AM

Tue 4 Oct 2022 at 6:00pm

Readings Emporium — Woiworung Country, Emporium Melbourne, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Join us to hear Fiona McFarlane in conversation with Nam Le.

Fiona McFarlane’s The Sun Walks Down is set in the Flinders Ranges in 1883, where we are introduced to the town of Fairly as the community searches for missing 6-year-old Denny Wallace who became lost in the middle of a dust storm. Here, Fiona has woven an incredible story of an outback colonial Australian town and all its characters amidst the search for the lost child – featuring newlyweds, landowners, farmers, mothers, artists, Indigenous trackers, cameleers, children, school teaches, widows, maids and policeman – and their relationship to the landscape and the unsettling history of the Flinders Ranges.

This event is free to attend but bookings are essential.

Please book here.


We are committed to providing a safe environment for our staff and customers. Ahead of the event, please visit our shop pages to find our most recent conditions of entry. As your visit will be for an extended period of time, we encourage all attendees to be fully vaccinated.

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