RAHS Special Lecture – Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation

Event Date & Time: Wednesday, 20 November 2024 @ 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

Event Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

Event Description:

Life So Full of Promise, winner of the 2024 Age Book of the Year Award, is Ross McMullin’s second multi-biography about Australia’s lost generation of World War I following Farewell, Dear People, winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History. Ross has again combined extensive research and narrative flair in another collection of inter-woven stories about forgotten Australians who had radiant potential. With their families and friends also conspicuous in the narratives, Life So Full of Promise illuminates what the war was like at home and at the sharp end. It provides insights into the experiences of Australians before, during and after the war, whether they were combatants or civilians, or soldiers’ wives or parents.

About the speaker:

Ross McMullin is an award-winning historian and biographer, and a renowned storyteller and speaker. His biography of Australia’s most famous fighting general, Pompey Elliott, won multiple awards. His other books, including his acclaimed ALP centenary history The Light on the Hill, are featured on his website: https://rossmcmullin.com.au.