An Evening with Anne Freeman in conversation with Karina May

Join award-winning Melbourne author Anne Freeman, in conversation with Karina May, for the launch of her latest novel, The Time After Now.

Every picture tells.

If Olivia hadn’t done what she did, would Drew still be alive?

Twenty years after the love affair Olivia never got over, Drew dies suddenly on a shoot in Iceland, taking with him the promise to guard their intimate photos.

When the images resurface with an anonymous threat of exposure, Olivia’s picture-perfect suburban life is thrown into jeopardy. How can she keep playing the flawless barrister’s wife if her past of avant-garde art, warehouse raves, drugs, and debauchery comes to light?

Desperate for counsel, she prepares to confide in her best friend but Miriam needs support with her own challenges, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Can Olivia outrun her past to protect her future, or will she be forced to reconcile the vibrant oil painting she once was with the fading watercolour she’s become?

An Own Voices portrayal of disability examining the ripple effects of decisions made in our youth.