Podcast: An Author and His Passion with Steve Hawke

Podcast: An Author and His Passion with Steve Hawke

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This week Cheryl Akle is joined by Steven Hawke to discuss his new novel The Valley, about a murder in the remote bush in 1916 that sparks a chain of events that will haunt a family for generations. Together they discuss the beauty of rural Australia and the importance of Australian fiction.

Podcast guest: Steve Hawke 

Steve Hawke grew up in Melbourne but found his way to the Northern Territory and then to the Kimberley as a nineteen-year-old in 1978. Captivated by the country, the history and the people, he stayed for almost fifteen years working for Aboriginal communities and organisations. He now lives in the hills outside Perth, but continues his strong association with the Kimberley, returning most years. His writings on the Kimberley include Noonkanbah: Whose Land, Whose Law (1989), the children’s novel Barefoot Kids (2007), the play Jandamarra that premiered at the Perth International Arts Festival in 2008 and toured the Kimberley in 2011, and A Town Is Born: The Fitzroy Crossing Story(2013). The Valley is his first novel for adults.

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                      Publisher details

                      The Valley
                      Author
                      Di Morrissey
                      Publisher
                      Pan Macmillan
                      Genre
                      Fiction
                      Released
                      01 November, 2004

                      Synopsis

                      The valley is nestled between rugged peaks, divided by a magnificent river. Within its peaceful green contours are held the secrets of generations of tribes, families and loners who have come under its spell.But some secrets are never shared, never told.Until one woman returns and begins asking questions... and discovers the story of a forgotten valley pioneer whose life becomes entwined with hers. But in looking into her own family's history she uncovers more than she ever expected - and what her mother hoped would always remain a secret...
                      Steve Hawke
                      About the author

                      Steve Hawke

                      Steve Hawke grew up in Melbourne but found his way to the Northern Territory and then to the Kimberley as a nineteen-year-old in 1978. Captivated by the country, the history and the people, he stayed for almost fifteen years working for Aboriginal communities and organisations. He now lives in the hills outside Perth, but continues his strong association with the Kimberley, returning most years. His writings on the Kimberley include Noonkanbah: Whose Land, Whose Law (1989), the children’s novel Barefoot Kids (2007), the play Jandamarra that premiered at the Perth International Arts Festival in 2008 and toured the Kimberley in 2011, and A Town Is Born: The Fitzroy Crossing Story(2013). The Valley is his first novel for adults.

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