Kim has lived with mental illness for the past five years. A promising academic and feminist at the dawn of modern feminism, no one had imagined hannah gavron might take her own life. Kim hodges currently resides on the nsw north coast and immerses herself in the pristine beauty of beaches, mountains and estuaries. Author kim hodges is coming to quirindi library to talk about. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Author kim hodges initially wrote girl on the edge for her three boys. Author returns for memoir sequel coffs harbour city.
Set in a small town in a remote rural area, it is written through a sensitive adolescent lens and reflections as an adult. Members book launch girl over the edge by kim hodges. She grew up in coolah, a small remote town in central nsw, australia with a population of 900, and has lived in sy. Girl over the edge by kim hodges, 9781925384390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Author kim hodges is coming to port macquarie and wauchope. A raw look at life with mental illness daily examiner. 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. Raw, honest and confronting, join kim hodges as she discusses her latest book, girl over the edge. Author kim hodges is coming to quirindi library to talk. Girl over the edge book launch bellingen shire council. She has worked previously in the outer suburbs of sydney at a local level using social action approaches and then in. She is a mother, a wife, an academic a functional human being. Girl on the edge, kim hodges shop online for books in. Her upbringing has niggled away in the back of her mind since she was seven years of age. Kim s second memoir girl over the edge, captures her lived experience of living with severe mental and places it in the public domain.
Girl on the edge ebook by kim hodges official publisher. 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. Author kim hodges returns to talk about her new book girl. Meet local author, kim hodges and celebrate with readings, drinks and food. Girl on the edge by kim hodges overdrive rakuten overdrive. Kim hodges to discuss mental health journey on girl over the. Author kim hodges shares her story of mental illness in girl. It highlights themes such as identity, class, gender, alienation, mental illness and domestic violence. Presented as part of the lord mayors writers in residence series. 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. Girl over the edge ebook by kim hodges official publisher. Kim hodges when kim hodges psychologist suggests she has depression, she immediately recoils from the idea. This memoir details her lived experience of mental illness and captures the denial, stigma and shame in her own mind about mental illness, engagements with health professionals and facing her own mortality. Girl on the edge situates the individual experience of distress and blame in the social milieu that has shaped it.
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. A paperback edition by kim hodges feb 5, 2016 sorry we dont currently have this. It highlights themes such as identity, class, gender. Author kim hodges to talk about her new book at quirindi.
Girl over the edge events southern cross university. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy a discounted paperback of girl over the edge online from australias leading online bookstore. 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. Girl over the edge by kim hodges overdrive rakuten. Girl on the edge by kim hodges 9781925183450 dymocks. May 01, 2018 prices including delivery for girl over the edge by 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. A brilliant young woman has just gassed herself to death, leaving behind a note, two young sons, and a soontobepublished book. 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. 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.
Memoir told through a teenage lens port macquarie news. Join us to hear about kim hodges second book girl over the edge. Kim hodges has a masters degree in policy from the university of wollongong and undergraduate degree in sociology from uts. A troubled teenager falls victim to an online predator. Girl over the edge continues her story with a powerful and. Meet kim hodges corinda library tickets, wed 09102019 at. You are invited to attend one of kim s book launches for her 2nd publication girl over the edge locations. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl over the edge. Apr 20, 2018 author of girl on the edge, kim hodges, is back with girl over the edge. Girl on the edge author shares experience central western. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
Kim hodges latest book is girl over the edge, detailing her experience. Girl on the edge is the incredible memoir of kim hodges, detailing her adolescent experiences growing up in a small rural town of nsw. 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. 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. The memoir, published by impact press, was the end result after ms hodges realised her writing as bigger than the cupboard. Buy girl on the edge by kim hodges with free delivery. 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.
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. Kim hodges introduces her first book girl on the edge. Girl over the edge, a raw and confronting account of mental. Kim hodges girl over the edge geelong region artsatlas.
Get free shipping on girl on the edge by kim hodges, from. Girl over the edge by kim hodges i had a slight inkling that things were not quite right. 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. Bellingen library, tuesday 3rd april at 4pm sawtell surf club, saturday 28th april 4 7pm rsvp for bookings and catering purposes. Booktopia has girl over the edge, a raw and confronting account of mental illness and recovery by kim hodges. Apr 03, 2018 bellingen library invites our community to attend the book launch of girl over the edge. Jun 14, 2018 an author and academic will open up about her experience with depression in a talk at goulburn library next month. She grew up in coolah, a small remote town in central nsw, australia with a population of 900, and has lived in sydney and the uk. October, 2017 mental health month flying in the sky to drowning in the sea, a lived experience of mental health. The book chronicles a five year journey of mental illness. 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. Girl on the edge is the daring memoir of kim hodges, detailing her upbringing in the small nsw country town of coolah.
Dec 20, 2016 kim hodges introduces her first book girl on the edge. Author of girl on the edge, kim hodges, is back with girl over the edge. It is based on the novel of the same name that is based on real life events. With taylor spreitler, peter coyote, gil bellows, amy pricefrancis. Her mistreatment and tumultuous upbringing has niggled away in the back of her mind since she was seven years of age. An author and academic will open up about her experience with depression in a talk at goulburn library next month. Now a family woman with three children of her own, kim has found the courage and discipline to work her story into words. Author kim hodges book launch girl on the edge bellingen. Girl on the edge, an arresting memoir by kim hodges. Girl on the edge simple english wikipedia, the free. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. Girl over the edge, kim hodges shop online for books in.
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