Ben’s Book Club featuring ‘Loveland’ by Robert Lukins

Join best-selling author Ben Hobson in conversation with author Robert Lukins to discuss his latest novel ‘Loveland’.

This event will be hosted on Zoom, the link will be sent to all attendees on the day of the event. Robert's critically acclaimed debut novel, The Everlasting Sunday, was shortlisted for a number of awards including NSW Premier's Literary Awards in two categories. His work has appeared in Crikey, Overland, The Big Issue, Rolling Stone, Broadsheet, Time Off, Inpress, and other odd places.

During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a well-rounded bookish discussion.

Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club hosted by author Ben Hobson - brought to you by OverDrive. We welcome guests to join us the fourth Tuesday of each month to engage and interact with authors from all genres. Access each event via the Zoom link posted online here.

This month’s featured title, ‘Loveland’, should be available to borrow from your local library with no waitlists or holds! If not, you can request your library buys this title. Download Libby and find your local library to start reading: meet.libbyapp.com

About the title

Two women stand in the shallows, a man dead at their feet, while around them buildings burn.

Amid the ruins of a fire-ravaged amusement park and destroyed waterfront dwellings, one boarded-up building still stands. May has come from Australia to Loveland, Nebraska, to claim the house on the poisoned lake as part of her grandmother's will. Escaping the control of her husband, will she find refuge or danger?

As she starts repairing the old house, May is drawn to discover more about her silent, emotionally distant grandmother and unravel the secrets that Casey had moved halfway around the world to keep hidden. How she and Casey's lives interconnect, and the price they both must pay for their courage, is gradually revealed as this mesmerising and lyrical novel unfolds.

Compelling, compassionate and profoundly moving, this new novel by the acclaimed author of ‘The Everlasting Sunday’ confirms Robert Lukins as one of our finest writers.

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