Join best selling authors Penelope Janu, Stella Quinn and Fiona McArthur, in conversation with Sandie Docker, for a lively discussion of rural romance. Explore evocative country settings, unforgettable characters and the enduring charm of a well earned happily ever after.
Purchase the authors' books from the pop up QBD Books store at the event and have them personally signed.
About the authors:
Penelope Janu - Penelope Janu lives on a property in the Southern Highlands of NSW with a distracting husband, a very large dog and, now they're fully grown, six delightful children who come and go. A former lawyer, Penelope has a passion for creating stories that explore social and environmental issues, but her novels are fundamentally a celebration of Australian characters and communities.
Stella Quinn - Stella Quinn writes contemporary rural fiction that is warm-hearted and filled with characters you want to be best friends with. Her stories are about everyday people who are struggling to find their sense of self worth after dark times have brought them down, and they are about everyday life in all its wonderful (and woeful) stages. She's fond of adding a dog or two (or a kangaroo), and a townful of memorable meddlers, and she loves a research travel trip.
Fiona McArthur - Drawing from her earlier life as a rural midwife, Fiona McArthur shares her love of working with women, families and health professionals in her books. In her compassionate, pacey fiction, her love of the Australian landscape meshes beautifully with warm, funny, multigenerational characters as she highlights challenges for rural and remote families, and the strength shared between women. Happy endings are a must.
Sandie Docker - Sandie Docker grew up in Coffs Harbour, and first fell in love with reading when her father introduced her to fantasy books as a teenager. Her love of fiction began when she first read Jane Austen for the HSC, but it wasn't until she was taking a translation course at university that her Mandarin lecturer suggested she might have a knack for writing – a seed of an idea that sat quietly in the back of her mind while she lived overseas and travelled the world. Sandie first decided to put pen to paper (yes, she writes everything the old-fashioned way before hitting a keyboard) when living in London. Now back in Sydney with her husband and daughter, she writes every day.