In Kindred: A Cradle Mountain Love Story award-winning journalist Kate Legge brings to a light a remarkable love story of two unsung Australian heroes.

He was an Austrian immigrant; she came from Tasmania. He grew up beside the Carinthian Alps; she climbed mountains when few women dared. Their honeymoon glimpse of Cradle Mountain lit an urge that filled their waking hours. Others might have kept this splendour to themselves, but Gustav Weindorfer and Kate Cowle sensed the significance of a place they sought to share with the world. When they stood on the peak in the heat of January 1910, they imagined a national park for all.

Kindred traces the achievements of these unconventional adventurers and their fight to preserve the wilderness where they pioneered eco-tourism. Neither lived to see their vision fully realised: the World Heritage listed landscape is now visited by 250,000 people each year. Here, Legge tells the remarkable story behind the creation of the Cradle Mountain sanctuary through the characters at its heart.

When Bob Brown launched Kindred in Hobart he said, ‘I love this book... Kate Legge shares the story of the Weindorfers anew—a compelling, beautiful presentation written with heart and love’. Kate will now be sharing this Tasmanian story at events in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne with in-conversation partners including Nikki Gemmell, Trent Dalton and Heather Ewart. Register for tickets through the event links below.

Muse Canberra: Kate Leggein conversation with Gordon Peake📅Sat 9 March at 4:30pm Muse Canberra, Kingston, ACT

The Sydney Institute: The Story of Cradle Mountain📅Mon 11 March at 5:30pm The Sydney Institute, Sydney, NSW

Writers at Stanton: Kate Legge📅Tue 12 March at 1:00pm Stanton Library, North Sydney, NSW

Better Read Than Dead: Kate Legge in conversation with Nikki Gemmell📅Tue 12 March at 6:30pm Better Read Than Dead, Newtown, NSW

Avid Reader: Kate Legge in conversation with Trent Dalton📅Wed 13 March at 6:00pm Avid Reader, Brisbane, QLD

Readings: Kate Legge in conversation with Heather Ewart📅Thu 14 March at 6:30pm Readings Hawthorn, Hawthorn, VIC