Gretel Killeen Gretel Killeen i(A2765 works by)
Born: Established: 1963 ;
Gender: Female
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Author of a wide range of information books (Baby on Board: A Beginner's Guide to Pregnancy; Every Girl's Geek Guide) and a range of series for younger readers and young adults, including My Life Is..., My Sister, Hot Buns & Ophelia, and the Very Naughty Mother series.

In addition to her writing, Gretel Killeen has worked as a stand-up comic and television host, most notably as the inaugural host of Big Brother Australia (which she hosted from 2001-2007). She has also performed widely on stage, radio and film.

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y separately published work icon My Daughter’s Wedding Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2021 20483080 2021 single work novel humour

'Nora Fawn is a fifty something year old single mother. She kind of still looks like her younger self, but a really, really tired version. Divorced, living alone … or alone as you can be when your mother visits often for a Double Wine (whine, wine) because her nursing home doesn’t let its residents drink on the premises.

'But Nora’s life is about to get complicated.

'After four years of silence, Nora’s younger daughter, Hope, calls and says ‘I’m coming home, I’m getting married, the wedding is in three weeks and, as the mother of the bride… it’s your job to help me make it all happen.’

'And then, in characteristic form, she hung up…

'My Daughter’s Wedding is an unforgettable tale about the hilarious complexity of mother daughter love.' (Publication summary)
2023 shortlisted Russell Prize for Humour Writing
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