October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021
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It has been a long dark winter spent in lockdown here in Sydney! Luckily for me I live near the ocean in Manly, and so […]
October 10, 2021
October 10, 2021
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I am very excited to be able to announce I have begun a new novel! It's a retelling of the ancient myth of Psyche, a haunting tale of love and loss and redemption which follows a young woman’s journey to the underworld and back
October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021
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THE WILD GIRL was named the Most Memorable Love Story of 2013 by Australian readers, and earned a starred review by the American Library Association Booklist, who called it “a beautiful and often heartbreaking love story that is sure to move and captivate readers.’ [...]
September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021
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I have such exciting news to share with you! For the last couple of years, I have been working on a most unusual project with Wendy Sharpe, the Archibald-winning artist. Wendy has been creating art inspired by my words,[...]
August 21, 2021
August 21, 2021
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For the past three years, I have been working on a novel called The Crimson Thread, a reimagining of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth myth set in Crete during the Second World War [...]
July 28, 2021
July 28, 2021
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Pan MacMillan Speech The last time I was here was to talk to you about ‘The Gypsy Crown’ and the Chain of Charms series, which […]
July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021
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My Fairy Tale Fascination I was enchanted with the Grimm Brothers’ fairy-tales from the moment I read them as a little girl, sick and lonely in […]
July 24, 2021
July 24, 2021
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INTERVIEW WITH JANE YOLEN Jane Yolen is one of my favourite children’s authors. She moves easily between wonderful picture books like Owl Moon and How […]
July 22, 2021
July 22, 2021
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I have written books set in Kent during the time of Charles II and Oliver Cromwell (The Gypsy Crown); set in Scotland during the tumultuous reign of Mary, Queen of Scots (The Puzzle Ring); in Renaissance Venice and Versailles in the time of the Sun King (Bitter Greens); in Germany during the Napoleonic wars