Zoe Holman in conversation with Michelle Foster

ELTHAMbookshop, Montmorency Asylum Seekers Group and Melbourne University Publishing invite you warmly to hear Zoe Holman in conversation with Professor Michelle Foster

Around the world, forced migration doubled in the decade leading up to 2019. Over that time, the borders of the European Union became the world’s deadliest frontier. More than 20,000 people have died or disappeared while attempting to gain entry since 2012, the year the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In Where the Water Ends, Zoe Holman traces the story of this frontier from the perspective of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, via Greece, the cradle of European and ‘western’ civilisation, now itself marginalised within the EU and precariously hosting some 90,000 refugees. This is human history in the best sense. Through Holman’s account we see the intricate and complex daily, monthly and yearly challenges of those seeking, within or outside of ‘the system’, a future for themselves and their loved ones in which they can be safe and thrive. Where the Water Ends urges us to reflect on the lessons of the past, the isolationist spirit of the present, and the promises and failures of the international institutions and conventions we continue to rely on in our hope for a better future making this compassionate book relevant to all Australians unjustly mistreating those who come to our shores.

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When

28 April 2021, 6:30pm

Where

Eltham Bookshop

970 Main Road, Eltham Vic 3095

When

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28 April 2021, 6:30pm

Where

Eltham Bookshop
970 Main Road, Eltham Vic 3095