Adelaide Plains Library to host author Victoria Purman

Adelaide Plains Library is proud to announce Victoria Purman as our guest speaker at the Two Wells Bowling Club, Old Port Wakefield Road, on Tuesday 16 March 2021 commencing at 1.00pm.

Victoria Purman is an Australian ‘Top Ten’ bestselling fiction author. Her bestselling book The Land Girls brings to life the little-known stories of the women who joined the Australian Women’s Land Army in World War II. Her much-loved novel The Last of the Bonegilla Girls is a celebration of multicultural Australia based on her mother’s post-war migration experiences.

Victoria’s latest novel, The Women’s Pages, was published in September 2020. Set in Sydney in post-war 1945, it tells the story of journalist Tilly Galloway who has lost her job as a war correspondent and is now forced into the only newspaper job available to her – writing advice on fashion and make-up for the women’s pages.

Born and bred in Adelaide, Victoria has worked in and around the Adelaide media for nearly thirty years as an ABC television and radio journalist, a speechwriter to a premier, political adviser, editor, media adviser, and private-sector communications consultant. She is also a regular guest at writers’ festivals.

Victoria’s books will be available for purchase on the day, courtesy of Meg’s Bookshop. Payment can be made via EFTPOS or cash.

It is essential to book your seats for this free event (which includes a complimentary afternoon tea) by contacting the Two Wells Library during opening hours on (08) 8520 2100 or library@apc.sa.gov.au.

COVID-19 precautions and social distancing measures will be in place to ensure that the event runs in accordance with SA Health guidelines.

James Miller
Chief Executive Officer

14 January 2021