In this special Sydney Writers' Festival edition of Guardian Australia’s monthly book club, Helen Garner discusses the second volume of her diaries, One Day I’ll Remember This, which tracks a particularly tumultuous decade of her life: it begins with a love affair in 1987, and ends with the 1995 publication of The First Stone. The author of Monkey Grip, Joe Cinque’s Consolation and This House of Grief  speaks about her work and life, and how the process of diarising can make an impact on both, in conversation with our Artistic Director Michael Williams.

In this special Sydney Writers' Festival edition of Guardian Australia&rsquo;s monthly book club, Helen Garner&nbsp;discusses the second volume of her diaries,&nbsp;One Day I&rsquo;ll Remember This, which tracks a particularly tumultuous decade of her life: it begins with a love affair in 1987, and ends with the 1995 publication of&nbsp;The First Stone. The author of&nbsp;Monkey Grip,&nbsp;Joe Cinque&rsquo;s Consolation&nbsp;and&nbsp;This House of Grief&nbsp; speaks about her work and life, and how the process of diarising can make an impact on both, in conversation with our Artistic Director Michael Williams.

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