Join author Rachael Mead live via webinar as she talks about her book , The Application of Pressure, that takes the reader to the frontline of Australia's emergency services.

This exquisite debut novel follows the entwined lives of two paramedics over the course of their careers and explores how they cope – or don’t – in the face of daily exposure to trauma.

Amidst the global coronavirus pandemic and in the wake of Australia’s devastating bushfires, this authentic, tense and touching novel is an insightful and timely reminder of the unseen costs of crisis to our first responders and their loved ones.