Texta book club: A Few Days in the Country

TEXTA is no ordinary book club; it's for people who love art. We use fiction (mostly) to unpack the subjects, themes and emotions of art. Conversation is never colourless, and is facilitated by our brains trust from QUT Creative Writing and Literary Studies.

To coincide with the exhibition Abstraction: Celebrating Australian women abstract artists and Salon de Fleurus we are discussing A Few Days in the Country by Elizabeth Harrower.

Internationally acclaimed for her five brilliant novels, Australian author Elizabeth Harrower is also the author of a small body of short fiction. A Few Days in the Country brings together for the first time her stories published in Australian journals in the 1960s and 1970s, along with those from her archives. Essential reading for fans of her work, these finely turned pieces show a broader range than the novels, ranging from caustic satires to gentler explorations of friendship.

The evening commences with a brief tour of the current exhibitions, followed by a glass of wine and generous amounts of conversation.

Texta is held through the year on Tuesday evenings from 6:15pm at QUT Art Museum. Books can be purchased from the Gardens Point QUT Bookshop or from QUT Art Museum.

Upcoming events

Tuesday 18 September, 6:15pm
Trick of the Light by Laura Elvery (2018)

Tuesday 20 November, 6:15pm
Invisible cities by Italo Calvino (1972)