Author Talk with Dr Debra Adelaide at Wingecarribee Libraries

Friends of Wingecarribee Libraries (FOWL) present Debra Adelaide in conversation with Lynnette Ainsworth this November 17th at Bowral Library!

When I am Sixty-Four by Debra Adelaide was published by the University of Queensland Press (UQP) in March 2026, a shimmering mosaic of a novel in which a writer reflects on the final days of her friend’s life.

In the decades after they met at school, the friends shared a passion for books and words, took care of each other’s children, received acclaim as authors, and endured failure and disappointment.

Yet during these last days together, as she and her friend go on walks through their neighbourhood, she discovers that their paths may have been more different than she realised – and bridging the gulf becomes more vital than ever.

Dr Debra Adelaide is the author or editor of 18 books, including fiction, non-fiction and reference works. Debra lives and writes on Bidjigal Country in Sydney’s Inner West.

Interviewer Lynette is a writer living on Gundungurra land in the Southern Highlands and is also the Founder and co-ordinator of Writers at the Woolshed, which holds writing workshops and writers retreats in the Southern Highlands.

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday 17 November
Time: 10.00am, with morning tea to follow
Location: Henrietta Rose Room, Bowral Library, Bendooley Precinct, 16–24 Bendooley Street, Bowral NSW 2576
Cost: $15 FOWL members | $20 non-members

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