*ONLINE* Laura Jean McKay at Bristol Festival of Ideas
Join Laura Jean McKay, author of The Animals in That Country, for a discussion with Esther Woolfson, author of Between Light and Storm, as part of Bristol Festival of Ideas. Taking place on Tuesday 16 March at 6pm, they will be chatting with philosopher and writer Julian Baggini.
For more information and to book your tickets, please visit the Bristol Festival of Ideas website.
The Animals in That Country
WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks.
Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She’s never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide in an outback wildlife park. And although Jean talks to all her charges, she has a particular soft spot for a young dingo called Sue.
As disturbing news arrives of a pandemic sweeping the country, Jean realises this is no ordinary flu: its…
