Book Club at BUC

This month we delve into Henry Lawson’s classic Australian short story, The Drover’s wife, as well as Leah Purcell’s bold reimagining of Lawson’s story, The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson. Purcell reworks the story from an Indigenous Feminist perspective, depicting the struggles of a wife battling the harsh frontier of the Australian bushland. It is a compelling thriller that confronts issues of race, gender, violence and inheritance.

We will read and discuss Lawson’s classic short story, Purcell’s radical, contemporary, award-winning novel and maybe even watch Purcell’s vibrant cinematic adaptation which will be released in cinemas on 5 May.