Prepare to embark on a literary journey through the tempestuous life of Clement Wragge (1852-1922), Australia’s first celebrity meteorologist, with Ian James Frazer’s captivating book set for publication next month, Rain God.
Readers in Canberra can join Paperchain Bookstore on Thursday 1 June at 5pm as the author will explore the highs and lows of this enigmatic weather wizard. A man who, while wielding a scientific barometer in one hand, reached for séances and psychics with the other, as he yearned to make sense of the ever-changing atmospheric mysteries that surrounded him.
Rain God is not just a story of a man, but a tale of an era when science met mysticism, and ambitious weather predictions were sent on telegraph wires. Wragge’s life was a cyclone of paradoxes, swirling with spirituality, science, and an unrelenting quest for truth.
To attend this free event at Paperchain Bookstore, where you’ll have the chance to meet the author and quench your thirst for knowledge (and refreshments), RSVP to info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or call 02 6295 6723.