Dymocks Knox City is thrilled to bring poet and novelist Lang Leav to our famous Books in Bars setting, in conversation with the ReadMyBlurb book club.
A stirring coming-of-age novel about guilt, loss, love and memory. Others Were Emeralds explores the inherent danger of allowing our misconceptions to shape our reality.
This is the part in the story where someone I love would only appear again in flashbacks. The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late '90s and despite their parents' harrowing past, Ai and her tightknit group of school friends lead seemingly ordinary lives, far removed from the unimaginable horrors suffered by their parents. But that carefree innocence is shattered in their last year of school when an incident involving Ai and her friends spirals into senseless violence, leaving behind a trail of unresolved trauma. Years later, Ai is compelled to look back on the tragedy that shaped her adolescence, to examine the role she may have unwittingly played.\
Internationally acclaimed poet Lang Leav brings her poetical lyricism and emotional acumen to create a rich and compelling coming-of-age narrative.
We're so excited to be hosting the incomparable Lang Leav to help launch this incredible book, and would love to see you join us on the night. As always, this promises to be a fun night of bookish conversation over a cheeky mid-week wine or gin, and you'll be able to pick up your personally signed copies of Others Were Emeralds (and a selection of her signed poetry works) as well. See you there!
