Ararat Advertiser, Ararat VIC 19 Apr 2013 Author Rachael Treasure will speak at the Stawell Library. General News, page 12 - 261.64 cm² Regional - circulation 2,323 (-T--F--) Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) licensed copy ID 190369612 PAGE 1 of 1 Well known authors to speak at Stawell Library STAWELL - Stawell Library manager, drover and stock camp strength she once had as a young will be hosting two special events cook. jillaroo, to save everything she in May featuring appearances by Her first novel Jillaroo, cherishes? Or is life about to well known authors. published in 2002, has grown to teach her the hardest lesson: that Residents will be given the become one of Australia’s iconic sometimes you simply have to let opportunity to meet author works of fiction inspiring other go. Rachael Treasure at the library on country women to contribute to This uplifting and insightful Friday, May 10 between 12 noon and the genre of contemporary rural tale deals with the truth about 1.30pm. This is a free event, with a literature. love that the Cinderalla stories light lunch being provided. Her other best selling works never tell us. Rebecca’s journey Bookings are essential on 5358 include, The Stockman, based is everywoman’s journey, and a 1274. Books will be available for on her experience with working resonate tale for our times. purchase and there will be an dog education, The Rouseabout, opportunity for them to be signed inspired by her wild times at High Road to Reading will be by Rachael. Australia’s Bachelor and Spinster presenting Catherine Deveny at Author Rachael Treasure (B&S) Balls and The Cattleman’s the Stawell Library on May 17 currently lives in southern rural Daughter which grew from her from 10.30am - 11.30am. Tasmania with her two young experience in the Victorian High Catherine Deveny is a writer, children, Rosie and Charlie. Country riding horses and droving comedian, author, social commen- Rachael is passionate about cattle. tator and broadcaster well known encouraging non-readers to read, When at the Stawell Library, for her work as columnist with inspiring farmers to consider Rachael will be talking about her The Age newspaper and as an ABC regenerative agricultural latest release, The Farmer’s Wife. regular. She cites her biggest practices and animal handlers to The Farmer’s Wife: The better understand their dogs and Deniliquin Ute Muster has always infl uences as Bill Hicks, Richard livestock. been on Rebecca’s wish list, Dawkins, Billy Bragg and Alice She is a Rural Business but with the farm and babies, Miller. Administration graduate of she’d never managed to make it. Deveny’s television work Orange Agricultural College Tonight, she decided to reclaim includes Network Seven’s Tonight and has a Bachelor of Arts herself. Live with Steve Vizard, Full (Communication) degree from After ten years being married to Frontal, ABC TV’s Good News Charles Sturt University, Bathurst larrikin Charlie Lewis and on her NSW. beloved property, Waters Meeting, Week, BackBerner and Q and A, In between studying she Rebecca is confronted by a wife’s Network 10’s Rove Live, The Wedge has worked as a jillaroo, rural biggest fear, a mother’s worst and skitHOUSE and 7pm Project journalist, ABC radio broad- nightmare and a farm business and Channel 31. caster, professional woolclasser, that’s bleeding to death. part-time vet nurse, family farm Can Rebecca find the inner manager, drover and stock camp strength she once had as a young Author Rachael Treasure will speak at the Stawell Library..