Nardi Simpson: The Belburd

From the award-winning author of 'Song of the Crocodile', comes a masterfully woven novel about creation, belonging, and the precious fragility of life.

'The Belburd' is a powerful story that shows us we are all connected from before we began to long after we begin again. Join acclaimed Yuwaalaraay storyteller and performer Nardi Simpson as she introduces her brilliant new novel exclusively at Bondi Pavilion.

Ginny Dilboong is a young poet, fierce and deadly. She's making sense of the world and her place in it, grappling with love, family, and the spaces in which to create her art. Like powerful women before her, Ginny hugs the edges of waterways, and though she is a daughter of Country, the place that shapes her is not hers. Determined and brave, Ginny seeks to protect the truth of others while learning her own. The question is how? And, all the while, others are watching. Some old, some new. They are the sound of the belburd as it echoes through the world; the sound of cars and trucks and trains. They are in trees and paper and the shape of ideas. They are the builder and the built. Everything, even Ginny, is because of them.

This event is presented by Waverley Council and Gertrude and Alice Bookstore Cafe. With thanks to Hachette.

Main image photo credit: Lucy Simpson

Grab a bundle and save
Prepurchase your copy of The Belburd when booking your ticket and receive a discount on the recommended retail price of the book. Orders will be available for collection at the venue from the team at Gertrude & Alice Bookstore pop-up. Discount only applies to pre-purchased books, bought as part of the book bundle. Nardi Simpson will be signing books after the talk.

Event information
Refreshments will be available from the Theatre Bar from 5.45pm.
Tickets are General Admission. Seats are not allocated.
To book accessible seating, please complete the Accessibility Requirements section when registering for your ticket.