Join us for a special author talk with Alli Parker in conversation with Alice Pung, celebrating the launch of Alli’s new novel, Until the Red Leaves Fall.

Emmy Darling has a secret. She has a few. When charismatic theatre impresario and leading lady, Virginia van Belle, insists Emmy write about her wartime experiences as the lead play in her 1957 season, Emmy is faced with every writer’s dilemma. Because Emmy’s biggest secret is that her name is actually Emiko Tanaka. She and her Japanese-Australian family were arrested, brutally split up and held in internment camps by the Australian government after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. And it’s this secret that Virginia wants to bring to the masses.

From barbed-wire fences to the lush velvet seats of the Belleview Theatre, Until the Red Leaves Fall is a stunning tale of secrets and betrayal in the aftermath of war that asks: what happens when you let the truth get in the way of a good story?

Alli Parker is the author of the bestselling At the Foot of the Cherry Tree. This event is part of our Cultural Diversity Week program, honouring the voices and stories that enrich our community.

Suitable for adults. Free event. Bookings essential.