Happiness is your novel finding a new platform

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In 2014, my novel Tiddas was released by Simon & Schuster to some wonderful reviews and a number of fabulous events around the country. It was optioned for television and I found a new group of readers, particularly in Brisbane.

I loved writing that book, because it’s about a group of women – all of whom I see some of myself in – and it’s set in both Wiradjuri country – Mudgee – and my current home, the city of Brisbane.

I’m super excited now that the novel is being released as an audio book via Ulverscroft in 2019. It means the work is now accessible to the visually impaired and can be read listened to while people are driving or exercising. And I love the new cover (above). The paperback version of the cover is below.

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The synopsis for those who want to know more:

Five women, best friends for decades, meet once a month to talk about books…and life, love and the jagged bits in between. Dissecting each other’s lives seems the most natural thing in the world – and honesty, no matter how brutal, is something they treasure. But each woman harbours a complex secret and one weekend, without warning, everything comes unstuck. Izzy has to make a decision that will change everything, whilst Veronica, recently divorced and dedicated to raising the best sons in the world, has forgotten who she is. Xanthe, desperate for a baby, can think of nothing else, even at the expense of her marriage. When their circle begins to fracture, is their sense of sisterhood enough to keep it intact? How well do these tiddas really know each other?

So, in a nutshell, I’m a very happy author today