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Amanda Ortlepp

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Fiction, Contemporary, Suspense

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Amanda Ortlepp's debut novel, Claiming Noah, was published in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Its ethical dilemmas and emotionally-charged themes struck a chord with mothers and book clubs in particular and it became a bestseller. Claiming Noah was published in the US and Canada in 2016. Amanda's second novel, Running Against the Tide, is set on the remote Eyre Peninsula in South Australia where her father grew up. It was published in Australia and New Zealand in 2016. Amanda lives in Sydney. ...more

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Will you be writing another book? Pretty please
Amanda Ortlepp Hi Lucy - most definitely! I'm hard at work on book three at the moment. I still have a while to go, but hopefully it won't be too far away. Thanks fo…moreHi Lucy - most definitely! I'm hard at work on book three at the moment. I still have a while to go, but hopefully it won't be too far away. Thanks for getting in touch - it's great motivation for me to keep going!(less)
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When will Claming Noah be released in the UK?
Amanda Ortlepp Hi Kat, thanks for your question. Unfortunately there are no plans as yet to release Claiming Noah in the UK. It's currently available in Australia an…moreHi Kat, thanks for your question. Unfortunately there are no plans as yet to release Claiming Noah in the UK. It's currently available in Australia and New Zealand, and from mid-2016 it will also be available in the US. (less)
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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,386 ratings · 293 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
Claiming Noah
3.95 avg rating — 1,257 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions
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Running Against the Tide
3.66 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions
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