Geraldine Brooks in conversation with Jennifer Byrne.

Geraldine Brooks, Sydney born and globally recognised as both a fearless foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winning literary star, found herself thrown into sudden bereavement in a world that gives little space for it. Join her on her discovery of rituals old and new, leading to a unique path forward.

After spending their early years together in conflict zones as foreign correspondents, Brooks and her husband Tony Horwitz settled down to build a quiet life full of meaning and tenderness with their two boys. A joyful life that came to an abrupt end on Memorial Day 2019 with the sudden death of her beloved husband. Without space to grieve, her loss became a yawning gulf.

Her profoundly moving memoir, Memorial Days, is a portrait of a larger-than-life man and a timeless love between intertwined souls that captures the joy, agony and mystery of life. Geraldine is joined in conversation by Jennifer Byrne, dear friend to her and Tony, to discuss how to honour a person, endure their absence in ways both new and old, and rebuild a life after loss.

Live from All About Women Festival, Sydney Opera House
Closed Captioned and Auslan