Founded 1925 Incorporated 2009   MENTONE PUBLIC LIBRARY PROUDLY PRESENTS :   1.     Yvette Bentata-Moore 2.   Sarah Farrugia 3.   Debbie Williams   Collaborative    Authors and Poets     Discussing:             Threesome MENTONE PUBLIC LIBRARY SPEAKING DATE: 11am, Saturday, 31 st May 2014    Entry :   Gold Coin Donation     Please RSVP by : Thursday, 29th May 2014 Bookings Required : Email: mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com   Venue: Mentone Public library Rear, 36 Florence Street, Mentone. VIC. 3194 Australia Mentone Public Library…Where Print Becomes Personable       

The morning was quite a miserable one – very cold and wet – and I was immediately disappointed, thinking no one would come to hear me speak about Nellie’s Vow, my family memoir. But I was pleasantly surprised as, little by little, the room began to fill with avid readers and writers. By 11am I had a lovely sized audience.    Not normally a public speaker, I was somewhat nervous to begin with but as I gazed around the room and was met with a completely rapt and interested audience my nerves began to disappear and although I had prepared some notes to read from, I largely spoke off the cuff. On the past two occasions when I spoke about my book, I shed a few tears but luckily for this audience, they were spared. I must be becoming more accustomed to discussing my family’s story using less emotion.     Afterwards, I was warmed by the response of many who expressed thorough enjoyment at hearing me speak. It appears I moved many of t...