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26 October 2022 | 5 min read | venue: Leichhardt Library | cost: Free | website: https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/libraries/library-programs-and-events | address: Piazza Level, Italian Forum, 23 Norton Street, Leichhardt NSW 2040
published: 24 Oct 2022
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Join author Lauren Chater in a discussion about her latest book _The Winter Dress, _a captivating novel based on a real-life shipwreck discovered off Texel Island. The Winter Dress is inspired by the 2014 real-life shipwreck discovery of a dress that managed to survive, perfectly preserved under water, for 400 years. The dress has been described as 'one of the most important maritime discoveries ever made in the Netherlands' belonged to Jean Kerr, Countess of Roxburghe and lady-in-waiting to Queen Henrietta Maria, the consort of Charles I.
About the speaker
Lauren Chateris the author of the historical novels The Lace Weaver and Gulliver's Wife, as well as the baking compendium Well Read Cookies - Beautiful Biscuits Inspired by Great Literature. In 2018 she was awarded a grant by the Neilma Sidney Literary Fund to travel to the Netherlands to research her third novel The Winter Dress, inspired by a real 17th century gown found off the Dutch coast in 2014. She has made appearances at the Brisbane Writers Festival, Storyfest, the Southern Highlands Writers' Festival and the Tamar Valley Writers' Festival, as well as many others. She is currently completing her Masters of Cultural Heritage through Deakin University.
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Join author Lauren Chater in a discussion about her latest book _The Winter Dress, _a captivating novel based on a real-life shipwreck discovered off Texel Island. The Winter Dress is inspired by the 2014 real-life shipwreck discovery of a dress that managed to survive, perfectly preserved under water, for 400 years. The dress has been described as 'one of the most important maritime discoveries ever made in the Netherlands' belonged to Jean Kerr, Countess of Roxburghe and lady-in-waiting to Queen Henrietta Maria, the consort of Charles I.
About the speaker
Lauren Chateris the author of the historical novels The Lace Weaver and Gulliver's Wife, as well as the baking compendium Well Read Cookies - Beautiful Biscuits Inspired by Great Literature. In 2018 she was awarded a grant by the Neilma Sidney Literary Fund to travel to the Netherlands to research her third novel The Winter Dress, inspired by a real 17th century gown found off the Dutch coast in 2014. She has made appearances at the Brisbane Writers Festival, Storyfest, the Southern Highlands Writers' Festival and the Tamar Valley Writers' Festival, as well as many others. She is currently completing her Masters of Cultural Heritage through Deakin University.
Go see Speaker Series: The Winter Dress with Lauren Chater 2022.
Speaker Series: The Winter Dress with Lauren Chater 2022 is on 26 October 2022. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Leichhardt. Call 93925588 for details. Visit their website at https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/libraries/library-programs-and-events.
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Event Details
what: Speaker Series: The Winter Dress with Lauren Chater 2022
when: 26 October 2022
start time/end time: Wednesday 26 October from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
venue: Leichhardt Library
phone: 93925588
city/suburb: Leichhardt NSW
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