Richard Parker
NEW ZEALAND
Richard Parker holds an LLB (Hons) and MPhil (Hons) from the University of Auckland. Richard began his career as a litigation lawyer at Chapman Tripp before moving to Fletcher Challenge as corporate legal counsel where he was involved in significant mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring activity. He then held various senior legal and HR roles at Spark NZ, TVNZ and is currently the Chief HR Officer at The Warehouse Group. Richard has previously sold a manuscript to MGM Film Studios and his most recent novel is The Old Fox: A Tom Miller Spy Thriller, written under the pen name Robert Perkins, which is available on Amazon and in Unity Books, Auckland. For more on the book go to www.robertperkinsauthor.com
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SATURDAY - LIMMUD IN YOUR LOUNGE
Perfect Enemy Book Talk - with Alex Sinclair
Perfect Enemy, a thriller set in contemporary Israel, is an exciting, page-turning suspense novel which raises uncomfortable questions about Jewish power, the hunger for revenge, and the idealism of those seeking peace. Join novelist Alex Sinclair in conversation with Richard Parker, with short readings from the book to whet participants’ appetites, and a discussion about some of the uncomfortable issues it raises (without giving away too many spoilers)