Join us at Subiaco Library for an in-conversation with Polly Phillips and Holly Craig, where they will discuss Polly’s latest book, The Reunion. The talk will include behind the scenes information about which bits of life at Cambridge University really happened and what inspired Polly to write the book, as well as the ups and downs of writer life, where she gets her ideas from and her path to publication.
About 'The Reunion'
A chance to reconnect. A chance to get revenge.
Emily Toller has tried to forget her time at university and the events that led to her suddenly leaving under a cloud. She has done everything she can to forget the shame and the trauma – and the people involved. She has tried to focus on the life she has built with her children and husband, Nick. But events like that can’t just be forgotten. Not without someone answering for what they’ve done. When an invitation arrives to a university reunion, everything clicks into place. Emily has a plan. Because if you can’t forget – why not get revenge?
About Polly Phillips
Currently living in Perth, Western Australia, Polly is originally from London. After graduating from Cambridge University, she worked as a journalist in the UK, first writing about soap operas before moving onto the Daily Express as a news and features writer. While moving between a number of different countries with her husband, Polly began freelancing before moving back to London and beginning her first novel, My Best Friend’s Wedding which won the Montegrappa Novel prize at the Emirates Literature Festival in 2019.
About Holly Craig
Holly Craig is a Western Australian thriller writer. Her debut novel, The Shallows, is out next June 2023 with Thomas & Mercer, the thriller and crime imprint of Amazon publishing. Her second novel, The Ripe, is set on Rottnest Island and will be published in March 2024. She spent her childhood on boats at Rottnest and ocean settings are a core element in her novels. Holly is an English teacher and now teaches adults how to write their novels and prepare their manuscripts for publication to overseas literary agents and publishers.
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Additional information
Getting to the event:
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