Kate Grenville Literary Luncheon

Rummaging around in the Archives one afternoon, Kate Grenville comes across an innocuous-looking file full of letters about a schoolteacher in country New South Wales. Intrigued, she keeps reading – and discovers a tale far more curious and complex than first appears. Was Joseph Connor savagely beating the students in his care? Or was he the victim of a small-town vendetta? And ultimately, Grenville simply must know: was Connor a victim or a villain? Part colonial cold case, part locked-room mystery, part the dance of a writer’s imagination among facts and semi facts, The Country Schoolmaster is a book like no other.

Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Her international bestseller The Secret River was awarded local and overseas prizes and is now a much-loved classic. Grenville’s other novels include The Lieutenant, Lilian’s Story and A Room Made of Leaves.