Born: Established: 1954 ;
Gender:
Female
Arrived in Australia:
1979
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The Tea Ladies
Melbourne
:
Viking
,
2023
25548468
2023
single work
novel
crime
'A wickedly witty cosy crime novel set in Sydney in the swinging sixties, ideal for fans of Richard Osman and Bonnie Garmus. She keeps everyone's secrets, until there's a murder... Sydney, 1965- After a chance encounter with a stranger, mild-mannered tea lady Hazel Bates becomes an accidental sleuth, stumbling into a world of ruthless crooks and racketeers in search of a young woman she believes to be in danger. In the meantime, Hazel's job at Empire Fashionwear is in jeopardy. The firm has turned out the same frocks and blouses for the past twenty years and when the mini-skirt bursts onto the scene, it rocks the rag trade to its foundations. War breaks out between departments and it falls to Hazel, the quiet diplomat, to broker peace and save the firm. When there is a murder in the building, Hazel and her network of tea ladies put themselves in danger as they piece together clues that connect the murder to a nearby arson and a kidnapping. But if there's one thing tea ladies can handle, it's hot water.'
(Publication summary)
- 2024 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
- 2024 winner The Danger Prize — Fiction
- 2024 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Debut
- 2024 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
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The Olive Sisters
Camberwell
:
Penguin
,
2005
Z1216576
2005
single work
novel
When Adrienne's marketing company goes down, her lifestyle does too. She retreats from the city to the beautiful, abandoned olive grove once owned by her Italian grandparents. A 'tree change' isn't what Adrienne has in mind, however, and life in the country delivers some surprises as she confronts the past and learns the secrets of the Olive Sisters...Old loves, new loves, warm toast and rich traditions are all part of the delicious blend of this absorbing story.
(Publisher's blurb)
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