Welcome back to Thursdays After Lunch
This week’s newsletter takes the form of a podcast episode, in which I’m chatting to fellow West Australian author Brooke Dunnell about her second novel, Last Best Chance (Fremantle Press, 2024).
And a heads-up for anyone who may find this triggering, we will be discussing fertility issues and IVF.
Also, before you dive in, this is a self-produced podcast using very basic recording and editing tools, not yet a slick operation! I may need to get myself a better microphone, but in the meantime I would love some feedback on the audio quality of this recording.
Thanks Brooke for joining me as my first ever guinea pig … I mean, guest!
Brooke Dunnell
Brooke Dunnell is an author, manuscript assessor, mentor, creative writing competition judge and workshop facilitator. Her short fiction has appeared in journals and anthologies around Australia. She has been shortlisted for the Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award, the Woollahra Digital Literary Award and her novel ‘The Glass House’ won the 2021 Fogarty Literary Award.
Last Best Chance
With her biological clock ticking, Rachel embarks on a clandestine mission to an Central European fertility clinic. There, in the chilly heart of the nation’s capital, expat Jess revels in her life with Viktor, despite struggling to make ends meet. When a green energy expo comes to the overlooked city, Jess uses the opportunity to kickstart a business venture, while Rachel fears the heightened scrutiny might jeopardise her chance for a child. When the two women meet, they do not know it, but each has something the other one needs.
Brooke will launch Last Best Chance next week at a combined event with Deborah Pike (The Players, Fremantle Press, 2024) ~ Manning Library on Friday 17th May, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Tickets are free but booking is essential.
Thanks for listening to today’s episode of ‘Thursdays After Lunch with Joanna Morrison’! Subscribe to receive new posts and episodes, and to support my work — it’s free.
My name is Joanna Morrison. My debut novel, ‘The Ghost of Gracie Flynn’, is an atmospheric mystery novel in which three university friends are divided by a tragic death. Eighteen years on, they’re reunited, but when another body is found, the ghost of Gracie Flynn has a story to tell about the night that changed their lives forever.
SHOWNOTES:
Links:
Brooke Dunnell’s Website and Instagram
Music Credit:
"Thief in the Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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