Mar 28, 2026 | Readers, Writers
For the past eleven months, I’ve been hibernating in my study, working on the latest draft of my second book. I’ve immersed myself in the contrasting worlds of fin-de-siècle Vienna and post-World War I London, crafting a dual timeline story that explores the life and...
Aug 20, 2025 | Readers, Writers
I’m currently working on the latest draft of my second novel, which is a dual timeline set in post-WWI London and fin-de-siècle Vienna, featuring the art and life of Gustav Klimt, and focusing on two women searching for where they belong in the world. My writing day...
May 9, 2025 | Readers, Writers
“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams – this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness – and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!” When Miguel de...
Mar 31, 2025 | Readers, Writers
My mother and I recently strolled through Cloudehill Gardens in Olinda, enjoying the early autumn leaves on maples and liquidambars, water droplets glistening on lamb’s-ear, glazed blue pots filled with variegated foliage, and burbling water features. Carved into a...
Jan 13, 2025 | Readers, Writers
A lemon-scented eucalyptus stands in the centre of my Melbourne backyard, towering thirty-five metres over the garden, its foliage filling the air with a tangy citrus scent. When spring arrives, the pink bark sheds in curly flakes, scattering across our garden and...
