Winner of the inaugural Finch Memoir Prize
Marzipan and Magnolias
A warm, humorous portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship and Lancaster’s struggle with multiple sclerosis.
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North Sea Rabbit Holes
First, a little book news. I’m delighted that Bounty has been shortlisted for the Society of Women Writers NSW 2026 Non-Fiction Award. The winner will be announced on 8 November, so fingers crossed! And please check out my upcoming events in Sydney and Yass at the end of the newsletter. And now to a rather different subject…
Bounty Goes to the Capital!
One of the unexpected joys of publishing Bounty has been discovering how differently it resonates with each person. One reader connects with the friendship, another with living alongside illness, someone else with that intuitive bond between a dog and its owner. Once a book leaves your hands, it begins a new life as part of someone else’s story…
On memoir and finding the next story
It’s finally here! Bounty is officially out in the world and I’m excited to be speaking about it at my first Sydney author event at Gordon Library on Tuesday June 16 at 6.30 pm. It’s free (including a glass of wine!). In a recent interview with Hornsby Magazine, I was asked whether I intended to write any more books – a question I should have anticipated, but which somehow caught me off guard. Did I?
A story of a headstrong rescue dog, a lifelong friendship and the unexpected ways life opens up.
