CHANGE

2018 has been a year of transformation. Although it has had its

challenges, it has also been a year of stronger focus for me. One of the really

wonderful happenings is that I have just signed with agent/director Oli Munson

at A.M. Heath literary agency in London.

I could not have envisaged a better agency to

represent me, with its  prestigious pedigree and the fact it is celebrating its

centenary next year.  A.M. Heath has been one of the UK’s top agencies since

1919. Its esteemed catalogue of authors include George Orwell, Shirley Jackson,

Joan Aiken and Noel Streatfeild, along with present-day luminaries such as

Hilary  Mantel and Maggie O’Farrell. I feel really honoured to be a part of such

an impressive agency.  For years UK friends have asked when my books will

be published there. Hopefully that day will be soon!

The leaves are turning to golden autumn colours in the upper mountains in

Australia. Because of the delayed summer heat, the trees have been slower to

turn colour this year and aren’t as stunning in their display. The streets

aren’t as choked with the tourists who arrive annually to photograph the trees.

When I’m watching the sulphur-crested cockatoos cracking their seeds among the

golden russet leaves, London seems another world. It has been roughly a year

since we were in the UK and we all miss it. My daughter can’t wait to grow up

and move either to London or New York!




Everything changes. Children grow up. Good news turns to bad and bad to

good. The merciless summer yields to transitional, mellow autumn. We make new

connections, but lose treasured friends. One thing that stays consistent in my

life is writing. I am roughly half-way through the first draft of my new crime

novel.
In other good news my writer partner David

Levell has just completed his latest non-fiction book. It is gripping,

intelligent and with its original research, a fabulous read (totally unbiased

opinion). I’m  always in awe of how David can take really dense historical

material and transform it into a page-turning read. It is his gift.
Wishing you peace, resilience and dreams come true.