GINSIGHTS AUTHOR EVENT: Dr Rachel Matthews 6 February 2025
On Thursday 6 February 2025 from 6-8 pm Big River Distilling Co and paperchain Bookstore will host Ginsights with guest author Dr Rachel Matthews, a Melbourne-based author who has published three widely acclaimed novels and teaches writing in universities and through community based workshops in Australia and overseas.
Her most recent novel, "Never Look Desperate" is a post-lockdown tragi-comedy that tackles the absurdity of despair in a recovering world, the liberation from isolation and the wild frontier of middle-aged Tinder.
Rachel's other published works include "Vinyl Inside" (2023) a quirky, bittersweet story of Elise and Sterling and caravan park life in the 1980s, highly commended in the Australian Vogel awards; and “Siren” (2017) a powerful and haunting novel about cultural stereotypes and expectations, love, loneliness, family and our struggle to connect whilst subtly sounding the siren on sexual violence and its prevalence in our culture.
We will be serving a signature cocktail in honour of Rachel’s visit - the Big River Mandarin Sonic, a spicy and zesty twist on the traditional G&T featuring our Mandarin Gin. All are welcome to come along to join this informal reader/writer conversation at Big River, 1 Dairy Road Fyshwick. Use Entry 2 off Dairy Road and park in carpark P4.
Bookings required tickets $10 per person.
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Customer Reviews
Delightful event at a lovely venue. Great atmosphere, delicious gin, friendly people. Really enjoyed, will probably go back just for the gin!
One of the best Ginsights ever - Samia Goudie and her body of work are a delight! Thank you so much Susan for providing this rare opportunity.
Jenny & Craig
Enlightening, engaging , I felt the words expressed in the readings.
So eloquently introduced and beautifully flowed by Susan.
Truly emotive and the environment was welcoming and inviting.
I felt I had been a part of something magical and soulful.
Through Samoa’s creativity.
Thank you Samia and Susan. 🙏
What a brilliant night, Susan is such. great facilitator and Samia was just so interesting. A very moving and enjoyable evening. And great gin.
The evening with author Jack Beaumont at Big River Distillery was riveting. Jack's story and insights were amusing, disturbing and thought provoking. What a life! Add to that an intimate venue, nice snacks and a delicious gin based cocktail - an excellent evening out. I have now read Jack's first novel, The Frenchman which I feel I read with a little more understanding after the evening at Big River Distillery