Clunes Booktown Festival 2017 Program | Page 30

CATCH THE TRAIN ON SUNDAY BOOKTOWN ON SUNDAY brings great authors to Clunes once a month to talk about their latest book and engage with a local audience about their writing, inspiration and love of the written word. This is a chance to enjoy stimulating discussions about books all year round. Booktown on Sunday happens on the third Sunday of each month in the Warehouse on Fraser St, Clunes at 2pm. SUNDAY 21 MAY - HERITAGE MONTH MARIE AND DOMINIC ROMEO THE CONSTANT RENOVATORS: RESTORING GRANDEUR What does it take to renovate remarkable mansions not once but six times over? In the case of the Romeos it is a drive to restore heritage properties to their rightful place in the national estate. From stained-glass windows to entrance halls, wallpapers to walled gardens, The Constant Renovators showcases each of the Romeos’ renovation projects, the history of the houses and what it took to restore them. SUNDAY 18 JUNE STEVEN AMSTERDAM THE EASY WAY OUT If you could help someone in pain, would you? Evan is a nurse, a suicide assistant. His job is legal... just. He’s the one at the hospital who hands out the last drink to those who ask for it. In this powerful novel, award-winning author Steven Amsterdam challenges readers to face the most taboo and heartbreaking of dilemmas. Would you help someone end their life? STAY IN TOUCH WITH WHAT