You are invited to meet academic and author kim hodges talk about her latest book girl over the edge on saturday 28 july at 10am. Author kim hodges is coming to quirindi library to talk. A troubled teenager falls victim to an online predator. Author kim hodges to talk about her new book at quirindi library quirindi library is inviting book lovers to join author kim hodges when she talks about her first book, girl on the edge. Girl on the edge, kim hodges shop online for books in australia. Girl over the edge by kim hodges i had a slight inkling that things were not quite right. Bellingen shire council is delighted with the news that author of the daring memoir, girl on the edge, kim hodges will include bellingen library on her upcoming book launch. Author kim hodges is coming to quirindi library to talk about. Kim hodges when kim hodges psychologist suggests she has depression, she immediately recoils from the idea.
It highlights themes such as identity, class, gender. Girl on the edge by kim hodges overdrive rakuten overdrive. A paperback edition by kim hodges feb 5, 2016 sorry we dont currently have this. Meet kim hodges corinda library tickets, wed 09102019 at. The book chronicles a five year journey of mental illness. Get free shipping on girl on the edge by kim hodges, from. Girl on the edge, kim hodges shop online for books in. Raw, honest and confronting, join kim hodges as she discusses her latest book, girl over the edge. Books will be available for purchase on the day, or bring your copy from home for kim to sign. A raw memoir detailing her lived experience of mental illness, girl over the edge is the follow up to kim hodges first incredible book, girl on the edge. Kim hodges to discuss mental health journey on girl over the. Booktopia has girl over the edge, a raw and confronting account of mental illness and recovery by kim hodges. Girl on the edge is the incredible memoir of kim hodges, detailing her adolescent experiences growing up in a small rural town of nsw.
Girl over the edge continues her story with a powerful and. Unable to cope with the trauma, hannah green becomes self destructive, and her parents make the heartbreaking decision to send her away to an alternative healing center in the wilderness. A promising academic and feminist at the dawn of modern feminism, no one had imagined hannah gavron might take her own life. Memoir told through a teenage lens port macquarie news. Girl over the edge by kim hodges, 9781925384390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Apr 03, 2018 bellingen library invites our community to attend the book launch of girl over the edge. Local author kim hodges returns to the harry bailey memorial library at 6pm on october 18 with girl over the edge, the sequel to her highly successful, noholdsbarred 2016 memoir girl on the edge. Girl on the edge situates the individual experience of distress and blame in the social milieu that has shaped it. Kim hodges to talk at goulburn library about her book. Members book launch girl over the edge by kim hodges. Girl over the edge book launch bellingen shire council. Kim s second memoir girl over the edge, captures her lived experience of living with severe mental and places it in the public domain. Kim hodges latest book is girl over the edge, detailing her experience.
Author kim hodges returns to talk about her new book girl. You are invited to attend one of kim s book launches for her 2nd publication girl over the edge locations. Girl over the edge kim s second memoir girl on the edge, an arresting memoir kim s first memoir now available in bookshops and as e book. Detailing her upbringing in the small nsw country town of coolah, girl on the edge shares kim s experiences through exploring gender roles, class divisions, religion, wealth and poverty, violence. Great australian shearing stories by bill marsh books on. Kim hodges introduces her first book girl on the edge. Presented as part of the lord mayors writers in residence series. Girl on the edge, an arresting memoir by kim hodges. Girl over the edge, kim hodges shop online for books in.
It highlights themes such as identity, class, gender, alienation, mental illness and domestic violence. Girl on the edge is the daring memoir of kim hodges, detailing her upbringing in the small nsw country town of coolah. A raw look at life with mental illness daily examiner. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Meet local author, kim hodges and celebrate with readings, drinks and food. Set in a small town in a remote rural area, it is written through a sensitive adolescent lens and reflections as an adult. October, 2017 mental health month flying in the sky to drowning in the sea, a lived experience of mental health. Author kim hodges to talk about her new book at quirindi. It is based on the novel of the same name that is based on real life events. Girl on the edge author shares experience central western. Author kim hodges initially wrote girl on the edge for her three boys. Girl over the edge ebook by kim hodges official publisher.
The library invites you to meet academic and author kim hodges talk about her latest book girl over the edge girl over the edge, is kims second memoir, about her lived experience of mental illness. Kim hodges detailing her upbringing in the small nsw country town of coolah, girl on the edge shares kim s experiences through exploring gender roles, class divisions, religion, wealth and poverty, violence. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Girl over the edge events southern cross university. Author kim hodges book launch girl on the edge bellingen.
Girl over the edge by kim hodges overdrive rakuten. With taylor spreitler, peter coyote, gil bellows, amy pricefrancis. Dr lisa milner school of arts and social sciences, southern cross university kim hodges touching memoir renders her tale of growing up in regional australia with a stark strength. Girl on the edge by kim hodges 9781925183450 dymocks. Apr 20, 2018 author of girl on the edge, kim hodges, is back with girl over the edge. Kim has lived with mental illness for the past five years. Buy girl on the edge by kim hodges with free delivery. Girl on the edge simple english wikipedia, the free. Girl over the edge, a raw and confronting account of mental. Kim hodges girl over the edge geelong region artsatlas. Kim hodges has a masters degree in policy from the university of wollongong and undergraduate degree in sociology from uts. Her mistreatment and tumultuous upbringing has niggled away in the back of her mind since she was seven years of age.
Kim hodges currently resides on the nsw north coast and immerses herself in the pristine beauty of beaches, mountains and estuaries. Author and academic kim hodges is on a tour of the region discussing her second book, girl over the edge, a raw and moving memoir of her experiences with mental illness. She has worked previously in the outer suburbs of sydney at a local level using social action approaches and then in policy for government on health, gender and housing issues. She has worked previously in the outer suburbs of sydney at a local level using social action approaches and then in. As bookings are essential and numbers limited, book lovers are encouraged to reserve their place to meet academic and author kim hodges when she talks about her latest book girl over the edge a new memoir at quirindi library, from 2.
She grew up in coolah, a small remote town in central nsw, australia with a population of 900, and has lived in sy. Her upbringing has niggled away in the back of her mind since she was seven years of age. Bellingen library, tuesday 3rd april at 4pm sawtell surf club, saturday 28th april 4 7pm rsvp for bookings and catering purposes. Author returns for memoir sequel coffs harbour city. Dec 20, 2016 kim hodges introduces her first book girl on the edge.
An author and academic will open up about her experience with depression in a talk at goulburn library next month. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. May 01, 2018 prices including delivery for girl over the edge by kim hodges. Join us to hear about kim hodges second book girl over the edge. Author of girl on the edge, kim hodges, is back with girl over the edge. Girl on the edge ebook by kim hodges official publisher. Author kim hodges shares her story of mental illness in girl. She is a mother, a wife, an academic a functional human being. Hear academic and author kim hodges discuss her latest book girl over the edge, the followup to her successful memoir girl on the edge about her lived experience of mental illness. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Author of girl on the edge and girl over the edge, she is bringing a personal element to events taking place during mental health month, sharing her story of living with mental illness. Have you ever wondered what happens in a mental health clinic or hospital. A brilliant young woman has just gassed herself to death, leaving behind a note, two young sons, and a soontobepublished book.
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