Book Club: The girl who touched the stars

Date

21 Aug 2025

Time

19:00 - 20:00

AQ Book Club: The Girl Who Touched the Stars

Join us for August’s Online Book Club: The Girl Who Touched The Stars, by Bonnie Hancock. Read the book in your own time, then join us for an online discussion (full joining details here)

254 days, 12,700 kilometres, sea sickness, sharks, crocodiles and ocean. Bonnie broke numerous records on her fastest ever circumnavigation by paddle around Australia but that wasn’t the achievement she is most proud of. Testing the limits of her mental and physical toughness, she learned what it means to overcome adversity and how important teamwork and perspective truly are. What looks distressing from the rocky shore or storm-tossed waves can be inspiring when you look to the heavens