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When
SundayApril 6
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X320
Level 3
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$Free, no booking required+ Transaction fee
It’s Complicated: Mothers and Daughters in Fiction
Recent novels by Jumaana Abdu, Emma Darragh, and Jessie Tu grapple with the complexities of motherhood—from tenderness to tension, loyalty to abandonment—set against cultural and generational division. The authors speak with Zohra Aly about exploring the dynamics of fractured mother-daughter relationships.
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The Speakers
Jumaana Abdu
Recent novels by Jumaana Abdu, Emma Darragh, and Jessie Tu grapple with the complexities of motherhood—from tenderness to tension, loyalty to abandonment—set against cultural and generational division. The authors speak…
Emma Darragh
Recent novels by Jumaana Abdu, Emma Darragh, and Jessie Tu grapple with the complexities of motherhood—from tenderness to tension, loyalty to abandonment—set against cultural and generational division. The authors speak…
BY THE ARTIST/S
Translations
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