Diary
What a Year!
2018 has been the best year of my writing life. The Paris Seamstress was an international bestseller, the book was one of the Top 10 bestselling Australian fiction titles in April and May, I was published in the UK and North America for the first time and I can't...
read moreBest Books of 2018
It's that time of year! I can't believe it's November already and I'm casting my eye back over the last twelve months to share my favourite reads. The books I've chosen are books I've read this year, not necessarily books that were published this year. The Best of the...
read moreThe French Photographer Cover Reveal!
I'm so thrilled to share this beautiful cover with you! The French Photographer will be published in Australia and New Zealand on 26 March 2019 and here is its stunning cover. I hope you love it as much as I do. The book will also be published in the UK and the US...
read moreThe Lead Up to International Publication
Next month, The Paris Seamstress will be published in America. The following month, The Paris Seamstress will be published in the UK. It's a dream come true for me: there will be people on the other side of the world reading my books! And now that it's imminent,...
read moreThe Paris Seamstress in Publishers Weekly
As if things aren’t already amazing enough this year, I have even more good news! US publishing bible Publishers Weekly has given The Paris Seamstress a starred review! This is truly exciting as starred reviews are only bestowed upon the very best books. I can’t quite...
read moreExciting International News!
Wow! It’s been an amazing couple of months with regards to international news and deals for The Paris Seamstress and my other books. I’m delighted to announce that my US publisher, Grand Central, will also be publishing The French Photographer. The French...
read moreBurrowing In: Working on the Second Draft of a Novel
A few weeks ago, I started on the second draft of The Dior Bequest, the book I'm working on for 2020. I've mentioned before that my first drafts are a bit of a mess, which means I need to do quite a lot of work in my second draft. I think of this work as really...
read moreMoments of Magic and Serendipity in Writing
Something strange and alchemical happens when I have an idea for a book and I start writing; it's as if the universe gets behind me and wants me to keep writing. It puts things in my path that I can't help but discover, and which never fail to make my books better. It...
read moreResearch Isn’t All Just Trips to Paris (Unfortunately!)
One of the most common questions I get asked at author talks is about the research I do for my books. It always gives me quite a thrill when readers and reviewers praise the research in my books; it's so important to me that the characters and the story and setting...
read moreGetting a Book Ready For Publication
This week, I've been working on the copyedit for The French Photographer. As well as that, there have been quite a few behind-the-scenes things happening with the book, so I thought it might be interesting to talk about the process of getting a book ready for...
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