Weaving Fact and Fiction - Meg Keneally and Tea Cooper

Join Meg Keneally and Tea Cooper as their discuss their respective titles Free and The Golden Thread. Inspired by real people and events, Meg and Tea weave fact and fiction together to bring their heroines vividly to life.

Gold coin donation upon entry

Books available for sale and signing

Presented by History Illuminated

Meg Keneally has worked as a journalist, corporate affairs professional and SCUBA diving instructor. She is co-author with Tom Keneally of The Soldier’s Curse and three other books in the Monsarrat series. Her first solo novel was Fled, published by Echo Publishing in 2019, followed by The Wreck (2020).

Tea Cooper is an award-winning Australian author of historical fiction. She is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including The Talented Mrs Greenway, The Butterfly Collector, The Naturalist's Daughter, the USA Today-bestselling The Woman in the Green Dress, The Girl in the Painting and The Cartographer's Secret, winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award.

Parking and venue information
Toronto Library, located on the corner of Brighton Ave & Pemell St, has a public carpark adjacent to the building with accessible parking available that provides access via a ramp to the library. The venue has accessible toilets outside the facility. The library can be accessed by public buses.

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