Author Talk: Sarah Bourne

Join us for an author talk with Sarah Bourne, who will discuss her new book, The Paris Resistance. She will be in discussion with Five Dock Librarian, Gayatri Krishnamurthy.

About the author

Sarah Bourne was born in England and has lived most of her life in Australia. She is a counsellor and volunteers at a hospice, writing biographies for people with life-limiting illnesses.

She is a winner of the 2017 Hunter Writer’s Centre prize for her short story, The Sounds Of You.

About the book

The Paris Resistance is a story of courage, resistance, betrayal, and revenge.

Miriam was a member of the resistance in Paris. Pierre fought with the Maquis in central France. Both risked their lives to save their beloved country from the Nazis, and both lost their families.

VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) was declared on 8th May 1945, but for Miriam and Pierre, the war was not over. A burning need for retribution drove them on, but in the end, they had to decide whether seeking vengeance was merely perpetuating the same poison.

About the event

5:30pm - Light refreshments

6-7pm - Author talk

7-7:30pm - Book sales and signing