5/13/2023 0 Comments The red dust road![]() I didn't even finish listening to the sample before I downloaded it. ![]() Remembering that Jackie Kay narrated the audiobook of Red Dust Road herself, I was eager to check it out. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago and ran a free trial that allowed the download of one audiobook. I came away desperately wanting to read it - as did everyone else, apparently, because by the time I got to the bookshop downstairs it had sold out! I bought Trumpet instead with the intention to get Red Dust Road down the track, if I actually enjoyed Kay's writing as much as I enjoyed listening to her talk. This was especially the case when discussing her memoir, Red Dust Road, the story of her search for her birth parents. I came away in awe of not just her talent but her spirit - she radiated joy, compassion and wisdom. After the reading, Kay answered questions from both the facilitator and the audience. There was so much heart and humour in both. ![]() I was immediately blown away by the story itself and her delivery of it. The session began with her reading from her new collection of short stories, Reality, Reality. But I had time between the events I had planned on going to and decided to go along to her Q&A session, because I was interested in the subject matter of how the imagination helps us to cope in distressing situations. Before attending the Sydney Writers' Festival earlier this year, I had never head of Scottish poet and author Jackie Kay. ![]()
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