Launch of A Thousand Tongues by Ian Reid
Sun, 01 Sept
|Mattie Furphy House
Released from Dartmoor Prison in 1889, a black man soon breaks back into it.
Time & Location
01 Sept 2019, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mattie Furphy House, Swanbourne WA 6010, Australia
About the event
Members are very welcome to join Ian Reid for the launch of his new novel, which will be launched by Dr Paul Genoni, co-author of the acclaimed book Half the Perfect World.
About the book:
Released from Dartmoor Prison in 1889, a black man soon breaks back into it. Interned in the same jail in 1917, a conscientious objector seems to invite trouble and seek punishment. On a present-day Australian university campus, a Muslim student is mysteriously murdered.
The suspenseful action of A Thousand Tongues reveals how these enigmas are interlinked. It explores racial and sexual tensions, twists and turns of conscience, the limits of historical enquiry, and legacies of guilt and shame.