An Evening with Local Author Laura Garden
Schedule
Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
12 Spruce St., Acton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01720 | Acton, MA
Advertisement
We hope you'll join us for an evening with local author Laura Garden! We'll be celebrating Laura's debut novel, Queenslander. Since getting out of juvie, Ronnie Madonna has built a tentative life in Lionheart working as a farmhand for Nev at Upsend Downs, but one thing is still missing: her daughter Rainbow.
When she realizes she has a chance to get Rainbow back, she must prove she is a responsible adult and a good mother. Her quest will take a village, and will force her to confront demons from her past. Will she follow her football dreams to Brisbane or put down roots on the land that holds a mysterious power over her and her boss?
Ten years ago, jaded former war photographer Nev Bickerman woke to a pregnant teenager smashing the family room with a cricket bat. Now, Nev is far too professional to admit she’s falling in love. Welcome to Lionheart, aka “Line Hat,” a small town between the Outback and the rainforest healing from colonial scars, where climate change threatens both agriculture and eco-tourism.
About Laura Garden
Laura Garden studied conservation biology in Yungaburra, Queensland with the School for Field Studies, where she fell in love with Australia. Garden is passionate about sustainable agriculture and conservation. She has won several writing contests, including an award from Writer’s Digest, as well as fellowships from Wesleyan University and Harvard University. She was longlisted for the Minds Shine Bright Prize in Melbourne. She runs the substack “Writing in Work Gloves.” She has a Masters from Harvard University and lives on a farm in Massachusetts.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
12 Spruce St., Acton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01720Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
