In The Things We Don’t Say, Emma Temple grows up in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century London in a tall house near Kensington Gardens. Stifled by the atmosphere in the Victorian household, yet blessed with a curious upbringing in which her father, a literary biographer and scholar believes in the education of women, but only… Read more
My novels are becoming such profound journeys. Each of them is set in a place, in a time that inspires me. I find myself overwhelmed by the true stories that incite the books. It’s a case of becoming so immersed in what really happened, in the people and their worlds, that I start to wonder… Read more
So thrilled to share the release this week of the German translation of FROM A PARIS BALCONY. It is called LOUISA’S VERMACHTNIS. Thank you to the publishers, translator and to everyone who put in such a tremendous effort to get this story into Germany. I appreciate it. xx
I am delighted to let you all know that I’ll be launching SECRET SHORES at the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. I’ll be in conversation with the lovely Gabrielle Ryan from Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre on August 27th at 1pm. There will be a signing afterwards… I can’t wait to introduce you to this new novel and will… Read more
I’m thrilled to share that the Italian edition of THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE is now available in bookstores in Italy. Thank you to the publishers of that edition, Newton Compton, for putting together such a beautiful edition of the book. I am delighted that Anna, Max, Wil and Isabelle will be travelling to Italy-… Read more
Sharing some book club questions for From a Paris Balcony, as requested by a reader today… Parisian courtesans during the Belle Epoque are generally accepted to have been some of the first women to have management of their own lives. The issue of courtesans also highlighted the dual attitudes toward women at the time, and… Read more
I am thrilled to share the first of the foreign editions of my books; this was a beautiful parcel to receive in the post the other day! Here are the Slovak editions of THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE. Haven’t Fortuna Libri, the publishing house, produced a lovely edition of the book! I was quite moved… Read more
I’m completely delighted to share the cover of my new novel, Secret Shores. It is releasing September 5th and is available for pre-order now! The book is inspired by a true story and a beguiling group of Bohemian modernists- so excited to show you the cover here. Thank you to everyone for your lovely emails…. Read more
I have been appreciating the warm summer weather here enormously while having breaks from an intense round of edits of SECRET SHORES- my fourth novel due for release in September with Lake Union Publishing. We are about to look at cover designs which is exciting and I’m delighted to be talking a bit more about… Read more
After a big interstate move, I’m ready to get back into writing! Delighted to announce that my fourth novel, which so far has a working title, will be released with Lake Union Publishing in Fall, 2017. It’s in the editing process now and I’m about to go into lockdown with it in the next few… Read more