Paperbark Book Club: July Session with Anthea Hodgson
Wed, 29 July
|Six Degrees
Time & Location
29 July 2026, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Six Degrees, 70 Stirling Terrace, Albany WA 6330, Australia
About the event
Join Paperbark Merchants in-conversation with Anthea Hodgson (in-person) to discuss her latest novel, The Palace of Lost Virtue.
In 1898, Marigold Harrington arrives on the goldfields of Western Australia with conviction in her heart. The daughter of a prospector and a proud member of the Christian Women’s Temperance Union, she dreams of rescuing women the gold rush has forgotten, those trapped in the shadows of brothels and bars.
Across town, Pansy Arlington presides over the Palace of Pleasure, her own small empire built from ruin. When Marigold arrives at her door, offering God’s forgiveness, Pansy surprises her with unexpected kindness.
The two women spark an unlikely friendship, but in a rough, lawless town built on greed and desire, their bond will be tested by betrayal, violence and a crime that will echo through the years.
Inspired by true events and the real women of the gold rush, The Palace of…