Inga Simpson will be joining us for a long table lunch at Rick Stein at Bannisters to talk about her upcoming book Once We Were Wildlife – a tender, luminous collection of interconnected tales that explore love, longing and the wilderness – both within and around us.

In this compulsive compilation of eleven stories and one poem – set against scorched landscapes, wild oceans, and rocky terrain – Simpson follows people on the edge of desire, heartbreak and change.

Melancholic and joyful, masterful and inspiring, this is contemporary fiction at its finest by Australia’s foremost writer of the natural world.

$95 includes a two-course meal, a glass of bubbles on arrival and tea or coffee.