Ramona Koval has carved herself a reputation as one of the most formidable literary interviewers in the world, invited to writer's festivals in many different countries. (she has described herself as a 'professional asker of questions'). She is also, however, a significant writer, with, amongst other work, two collections of essays, a novel and, now, a memoir, Bloodhound, Searching for My Father.

Ramona's parents were Holocaust survivors who fled their homeland and settled in Melbourne. As a child she learned little about their lives—only snippets from traumatic tales of destruction and escape. But she always suspected that the man who raised her was not her biological father.

One day in the 1990s, long after her mother’s death, she decided she must know the truth.

Bloodhound is a quest for identity recounted with Koval’s customary humour. It takes hold of the reader and never lets go. It is a moving story of the terrible cost of war and of family secrets.

Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of the memoir Affection, which was shortlisted for a Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and the 2010 ABIA awards for Biography; Triptych: An Erotic Adventure; and the novel Steeplechase. In 2014, she won the prestigious Thomas Shapcott Award for poetry. She is founding member of Eatbooks Inc and, amongst all these other achievements manages to be the marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop. She will be talking about her new novel, The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine.

Booking

Outspoken events can be booked in the main street through:
Maleny Bookshop, 
Shop 2 41 Maple Street, Maleny 
5494 3666

Maleny Bookshop accepts eftpos and credit cards.
Bookings can be arranged over the phone but should be paid for at the time. 

Hours of business, 10-4, 7 days a week 

goodbooks@malenybookshop.com.au

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