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Meet Author Emily O'Grady

  • Broadbeach Library 61 Sunshine Boulevard Mermaid Waters, QLD, 4218 Australia (map)

Three women. Three Secrets. One weekend.

Join Brisbane-based author
Emily O'Grady in conversation as she talks about her compelling new novel Feast.

Following the story of three women connected beyond blood, and what happens when their darkest secrets are brought into the light,
Feast is a powerful example of storytelling, that you won't be able to put down.

Alison and Patrick are an eccentric couple who live in an isolated old manor house in Scotland. Patrick's daughter Neve flees Australia to spend a year abroad. But when Neve's mother Shannon arrives in Scotland to celebrate Neve's 18th birthday, they don't know that she has a hidden agenda, and nothing is as it seems.

Emily O'Grady holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology, where she also teaches. Her debut novel,
The Yellow House won the prestigious literary award The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award.

Book clubbers, avid readers and aspiring writers will enjoy this read and should book now for an evening of great book chat and insight into Emily's writing process.

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Meet Author Jack Heath
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Meet Author Owen Wright