A Distant Prospect – ISBN 9780987435101

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Annette and Gray — Gray Connolly launches By Violence Unavenged, Annette Young’s mighty sequel to A Distant Prospect, set in Sydney and Vienna between the two World Wars. Gray Connolly is a Barrister, Writer and War Veteran, and a lecturer and examiner in Australian Constitutional Law. Gray is a panelist for ABC radio and […]

Gray Connolly to launch By Violence Unavenged 15 June 2019

April 13, 2019 in By Violence Unavenged / Events by annette

Annette 29 April 2016 — Join Annette Young 7pm this Friday 29 April, for a fun evening about life, writing, and the universe! There might even be some secrets from her wartime sequel to A Distant Prospect! RSVP Mary Long 0409 979 923 if you can, or just turn up to Caroline Chisholm Library, level […]

Annette is in Melbourne this Friday!

April 26, 2016 in Events by francis

dolphin salt shaker — Dr Annette Young delivered a version of this text as a dinner speech for the Association of Australian Women Graduates at The Newcastle Club on 26 August 2015. In the course of writing fiction, there comes a point when your story metamorphoses from being simply a story to being a […]

Inspired by motherhood: life, literature, and plastic dolphins

October 17, 2015 in Annette / Events / Motherhood / Writing by annette

By popular demand, we proudly announce the Kindle edition of A Distant Prospect, with a special launch weekend list price of USD9.99/AUD10.49, for such a BIG read (the hardback runs to 608 pages). Get it now from any Amazon store, including the new Amazon.com.au, Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. The free sample […]

Kindle edition launch weekend special

November 16, 2013 in Book production / Events by francis

Annette Young at Sydney Moderns, Art Gallery of NSW, 23 August 2013 — Until October 7, catch Sydney moderns, art for a new world at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, showcasing art and photography from the 1920s and 1930s. Featuring the iconic The Bridge in-curve 1930, by Grace Cossington Smith, which is also the cover art of A Distant Prospect, the […]

Sydney Moderns at the Art Gallery of NSW

July 7, 2013 in Art / Events / Morgan Straughan / Sydney by francis

2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award Judges — Thank you to the organisers and judging panel of the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award for considering Annette Young’s A Distant Prospect, and congratulations to those selected on the 2013 Long List today. 72 novels were nominated, one-third more than last year, however only 10 titles were selected for this […]

2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award Long List

March 25, 2013 in Book production / Events / Reviews by francis

The Haydn "Fifths" cake from Yvette at CakeyBakeyArt.com.au — Eamonn Keane, Irishman, educator and author, speaking at Sydney’s Gleebooks on 24 February 2013, affirmed the quintessentially Irish character at the heart of Annette Young’s powerful debut novel, A Distant Prospect. Deeply ingrained in the Irish psyche, he said, we find music, a strong sense of the transcendentals – truth, […]

Quintessentially Irish! Eamonn Keane and Acacia Quartet at Sydney launch

February 25, 2013 in Borodin / Events / Haydn / Music by francis

A Distant Prospect in Readings Hawthorn storefront window — Jonathon Welch AM, Artistic Director of the Choir of Hard Knocks, gave a small but engaged audience a heartfelt account of his response to Annette Young’s powerful debut novel, A Distant Prospect. Jonathon said he was “blown away” by Annette’s testimony and insights into the writing process, when she spoke […]

Jonathon Welch, Melbourne launch and School of Hard Knocks

February 14, 2013 in Events / Writing by francis

Hobart Book Shop hosted the first capital city launch of A Distant Prospect by Annette Young on Tuesday, 12 February, 2013. Ryk Goddard interviewed Annette at 7:40am, telling ABC 936 Breakfast listeners that he was deeply moved by A Distant Prospect, especially the moment when Lucy first felt the waves […]

Thank you, Hobart Book Shop and Sue-Ellen Paulsen!

February 13, 2013 in Cello / Events by francis

Annette Young and Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Principal Cello, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra — Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Principal Cello of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra will launch A Distant Prospect by Annette Young this Tuesday 12 February 2012 at 5:30pm at The Hobart Bookshop in Salamanca Square. Sue-Ellen has promised to bring her beautiful cello along and perform a couple of pieces, and has some special […]

Sue-Ellen Paulsen, TSO Principal Cello in Hobart Launch

February 8, 2013 in Cello / Events / Music by francis

Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Principal Cello, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra — For the latest events, see http://www.facebook.com/ADistantProspect/events Hobart Launch Tue 12 Feb 5:30pm for 6 The Hobart Book Shop 22 Salamanca Square Hobart Tasmania Join Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Principal Cello, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Annette Young for a fun filled, musical launch of A Distant Prospect, the heart-wrenching tale of a string […]

February Events : Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

January 8, 2013 in Borodin / Events / Haydn by francis