Books in the Brewery – Subiaco – Nov: If You Go by Alice Robinson

Book of the Month: If You Go by Alice Robinson

Books in the Brewery is a free casual event combining great beer with good chat and an Aussie novel. Readers and drinkers are invited to take part in a guided conversation with our resident host.

Subiaco meetings will be held at 6pm on the second Wednesday of the month.

Adult readers of all experience are invited to think and talk about books in a safe and encouraging space. Expect to be discussing books from both award-winning Australian authors and new voices from around the country.

About the book: If You Go is a moving, captivating and unforgettable novel about hope and grief and family, which explores what we inherit and what we pass down.

When Esther wakes with a breathing tube down her throat, she has no idea where she is or how she got there. In terrible physical condition, Esther is tended to by Grace, the only other person in the building.

In the half-consciousness of her recovery, Esther is desperate to get back to her young kids and grapples with the events of her life as they come flooding back: a childhood spent between warring parents; the demise of her marriage; the struggles she faced when her children were born.

Suspicious of Grace, Esther takes drastic action to escape. But there are certain facts about the reality of her situation – her place in time, her history and her life – that she will need to uncover first.

‘My favourite kind of book: an exquisitely written page-turner. Unsettling, absorbing, beguiling. Read it.’ – ANGELA SAVAGE