Finding hope in family chaos

Two Melbourne novelists explore the hilarious absurdity of contemporary motherhood and work-life juggling at Keilor Library Audience: Adults

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Event Info:

Two Melbourne novelists explore the hilarious absurdity of contemporary motherhood, work-life juggling, and domestic upheaval.

Former human rights lawyer Eleanor Elliott Thomas (The Opposite of Success, Do We Deserve This?) and mother-of-six Kate Solly (Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance, The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up) discuss how they transform everyday chaos into sharp, feel-good fiction that finds profound truths beneath the suburban veneers.

They will be interviewed by the equally talented author Emily Spurr.

Discover the range of events for 2026 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival events online at brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au

The 2026 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival is proudly supported by Brimbank City Council, Victoria University, Creative Brimbank and Vision Australia Radio.

Find out more about this events presenter at:

· Author Eleanor Elliott Thomas

· Author Kate Solly

· Author Emily Spurr

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[ Image description 1: Collage image of Bookcovesr: The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly and Do We Deserve This? by Eleanor Elliott Thomas. Text reads Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival, Sharing Stories 12-17 March 2026]

[ I[ Image description 2: Text Reads: Read Kate Solly. Image of Bookcovers: The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up(left), Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance,(right). Image of Author: Kate Solly. Text Reads: Read Eleanor Elliott Thomas. Image of Bookcovers: The Opposite of Success (left), Do We Deserve This? (right) Image of Author: Eleanor Elliott Thomas Photography Credit: Karin Locke. Text Reads: With Emily SpurrThomas. Image of Bookcovers: Beatrix & Fred (left), A Million Things (right) Image of Author: Emily Spurr ]