Pip Williams: The German Ward
Don’t miss the globally best-selling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho, live in Bendigo.
Pip Williams will speak about the stories history leaves behind and the imagination needed to bring them to light.
Her latest novel, The German Ward, follows an English nurse and a German doctor who fall in love amid the upheaval of war. It’s steeped in history and desire, exploring forbidden love and the transformative power of art.
Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and supported by City of Greater Bendigo.
Bookseller: Bookish.
Wednesday 7 October, 6-7pm
Capital Theatre, 50 View Street, Bendigo
Pricing:
- Champion: $20
- Fair share: $15
- Community: $12
- Accessible: $ 10
- Supported: $5
Presenters
Pip Williams
Pip Williams is the author of social research, essays, memoir and the occasional poem, but she is best known for her companion novels, The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho. Since its publication in 2020, The Dictionary of Lost Words has won a number of major book awards, was chosen for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club and became a New York Times bestseller. As well as being adapted for stage, The Dictionary of Lost Words is being turned into a book concerto and has been optioned for a limited series. Pip’s second novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, was published in 2023 and was an instant bestseller. Both novels were recognised in ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Books of the 21st Century. Pip’s books have been published around the world and translated into more than 30 languages.
Astrid Edwards
Astrid is an avid bibliophile, literary judge and critic. She is a PhD Candidate researching the publishing industry and currently serves on the Board of Back to Back Theatre.
