TAF2022 | NIGEL FEATHERSTONE IN CONVERSATION

NIGEL FEATHERSTONE ~ DINNER AND CONVERSATION

6 pm, Thursday 13 October, Frank’s Ciderhouse, Franklin

EDIT: SOLD OUT

Join critically-acclaimed writer, novelist and playwright Nigel Featherstone, in conversation with literary interviewer and podcaster Barbie Robinson of Living Arts Canberra, for dinner and the Tasmanian celebration of the release of his newest, most poignant novel, My Heart is a Little Wild Thing.

$77 (incl. GST) includes a signed copy of My Heart is a Little Wild Thing , Frank’s Ciderhouse rustic dinner and a glass of sparkling on arrival.

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"Blood is thicker than water, but the heart is a little wild thing that can’t be tamed.

The day after I tried to kill my mother, I tossed some clothes, a pair of hiking boots, a baseball cap and a few toiletries into my backpack, and left at dawn.

Patrick has always considered himself a good son. Willing to live his life to please his parents, his sense of duty paramount to his own desires and dreams. But as his mother’s health continues to deteriorate and his siblings remain absent, he finds the ties that bind him to his mother begin to chafe."

After an argument leads to a violent act he travels to a familiar country retreat to reflect on what his life could be – and through a chance encounter with a rare animal and an intriguing stranger starts to wonder if perhaps it is not too late to let his heart run wild.

A story about family, love and the cost of freedom, "My Heart is a Little Wild Thing" serves as a reminder that we all deserve to pursue our dreams. See less