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For this month's podcast we are sharing Fiona Lowe's author talk at the Domain Theatre! The Queen of Australian small-town fiction spoke about her latest book 'The Accident' and some of the crazy, real-life stories that inspired it. If you haven't read 'The Accident' yet, you'll want to after listening to this!
When a car veers off the road with devastating consequences, the small wheatbelt town of Garringarup is left reeling, but no one's worlds are more shattered than those of Hannah and Freya, the partners of the passengers. On a day when wedding bells should have been ringing, their lives are torn apart by the web of lies the accident has exposed. Think Jodi Picoult meets Liane Moriaty and you have an idea of the fast-paced, page turning ethical dilemmas explored by Fiona Lowe in “The Accident”. + Dumped by her husband of twenty-five years, Jo Peck—smart, successful and sixty—is totally floored. She's hurt, angry and devastated…but not for long! In this candid memoir Jo discovers the comfort and support of friends, newly forged connections with extended family, good therapy…and internet dating! Annie loved Jo's raunchy rediscovery of self because, as Jo explained, “The unvarnished truth is very compelling”. Guests Fiona Lowe, author of 37 books. Her latest is “The Accident” Jo Peck author of “Suddenly Single at Sixty” Our random reader is Sameer Other books that get a mention Samir mentions “Master of the Game” by Sidney Sheldon, “Le Miserables” by Victor Hugo, “Cultural Heritage of India” six volumes gathered under the guidance of the Ramakrishna Institute of Culture. Sarah mentions “The Animals in that Country” by Laura Jean McKay.Annie mentions “Long Island” by Colm Toibin. He is the author of 7 books, including “Brooklyn”. INSTAGRAM @fionaloweaustralianauthor @text_publishing @goyougoodthing57 @harpercollinsaustraliaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When a car veers off the road with devastating consequences, the small wheatbelt town of Garringarup is left reeling, but no one's worlds are more shattered than those of Hannah and Freya, the partners of the passengers. On a day when wedding bells should have been ringing, their lives are torn apart by the web of lies the accident has exposed. Think Jodi Picoult meets Liane Moriaty and you have an idea of the fast-paced, page turning ethical dilemmas explored by Fiona Lowe in “The Accident”. + Dumped by her husband of twenty-five years, Jo Peck—smart, successful and sixty—is totally floored. She's hurt, angry and devastated…but not for long! In this candid memoir Jo discovers the comfort and support of friends, newly forged connections with extended family, good therapy…and internet dating! Annie loved Jo's raunchy rediscovery of self because, as Jo explained, “The unvarnished truth is very compelling”. Guests Fiona Lowe, author of 37 books. Her latest is “The Accident” Jo Peck author of “Suddenly Single at Sixty” Our random reader is Sameer Other books that get a mention Samir mentions “Master of the Game” by Sidney Sheldon, “Le Miserables” by Victor Hugo, “Cultural Heritage of India” six volumes gathered under the guidance of the Ramakrishna Institute of Culture. Sarah mentions “The Animals in that Country” by Laura Jean McKay.Annie mentions “Long Island” by Colm Toibin. He is the author of 7 books, including “Brooklyn”. INSTAGRAM @fionaloweaustralianauthor @text_publishing @goyougoodthing57 @harpercollinsaustraliaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'The Accident' by Fiona Lowe is a story of a devastating accident with a shocking web of lies. What happens when you are‘Suddenly Single at Sixty'? Jo Peck has written of her loss, anger and hurt along with her social experiment of on-line dating, in this often humorous memoir.
In this week's episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Fiona Lowe to talk about her gripping and thought-provoking new book “Accident”.When a car veers off the road with devastating consequences, the small wheatbelt town of Garringarup is left reeling, but no one's worlds are more shattered than Hannah's and Freya's. As disturbing details surrounding the accident emerge and questions pile up, ugly secrets rise to the surface. Mystery, lies and scandal - it's soon obvious nothing is as it seems in this small town...To order “Accident”, you can visit QBD Books in-store or online here: https://www.qbd.com.au/product/9781867246992/Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooksQBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks
Author Fiona Lowe has crafted a brilliant, page turning thriller with her eighth book The Accident. Hear Fiona talk about the trials and tribulations of writing this intriguing mystery that takes the reader on a hell of a ride from start to finish. Setting financial goals is the easy part. Trust CSCG to help you achieve them. Whether it is business planning, tax, book keeping or superannuation, CSCG have experts in all fields who can guide you to a successful outcome. Call them on 03-9974 8333 or visit the website cscg.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is my first post new job podcast, I am back baby!!!!! And what a way to come back! I got to chat with bestselling author Fiona Lowe!!! What a treat!!!! The Accident is an incredible book, I was so lucky to read an early copy and super lucky to chat with Fiona about it and goodness, women choosing not to have children, women desperately wanting children, grief and weddings..we cover a lot!!! Hope you find it interesting and spoiler free; I am super conscious of the fact you may not have had a chance to read The Accident yet! But you will be wanting to bump it up after listening to Fiona! She is wonderful! I also left our chat in at the end which was just chitchat, Fiona asked about my job and I thought I should leave it in there so I can apologise for wanting you to come back to my podcast even though I've completely been MIA for so long! I'm managing the Dymocks Bondi Junction store and it was a steeper learning curve than I was ready for, but that makes it even better and more rewarding to be back!!! I've got a few more chats to edit and get out which I look very much forward to doing next and there are so many fab authors I want to talk with now I can see the forest for the trees..please slot me back in to your bookish podcast rotation! I also wanted to shout out to my friend Elysabeth who I mention in the chat; Toothless is a fantastic small business that I love love love and her creativity is next level, my nieces and nephews all have one of Elisabeth's tooth fairy pillows and we all love them so much!!! To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more
In this week's episode, our host Victoria Carthew chats to Fiona Lowe about her recently released title “The Money Club.” This captivating story begins with Izzy Harrington – she is ready to tell her fiancé, Brad, that they're over. While waiting for him to come home, she is met with the police instead. As they ask difficult questions and demand to see his passport, Izzy's packed suitcases suddenly take on a whole new meaning. Brad's disappearance sends ripples through their small town and a furious mob camp on Izzy's lawn desperate to recover their losses. As the search intensifies, conflicting clues emerge. Clues that suggest no one really knew Brad - least of all Izzy. To order “The Money Club”, you can visit us in-store or online here: Follow along with QBD Books here: https://bit.ly/3rq0rtW QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks
Bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe can certainly tell a story. Whether it's a tale from her life living across Papua New Guinea, the USA and Canada, her former career as a midwife, or the sweeping sagas from her impressive list of popular novels. In this episode of the Writers on the Road series, we are joined by Fiona and her collection of fascinating, funny and surprising tales from her extensive writing career, and some behind the scenes insights into her latest novel The Money Club.
Join host Ky Garvey as she chats to Fiona Lowe about current release The Money Club. www.fionalowe.com www.harpercollins.com.au Podcast Sponsors: Share Your Story www.michelleworthington.com Host: Ky Garvey Theme Song: Claire Houghton Logo: Emages Design Production: Mike Garvey Totally Lit is an independent podcast. You can help support us to continue to chat with wonderful Australian creatives by leaving a review on Itunes or sharing our socials with your friends. You can also make a contribution at: www.buymeacoffee.com/Totallylit For those of you who know me I am kind of a caffeine addict! So you can keep me fueled with caffeine and this will also help with equipment & podcasting platform fees etc. I love to interact with our listeners so feel free to say hello either by email or social media: Totallylitpodcast@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/totallylitpodcast
Fiona Lowe talks to Cheryl Akle about the real-life Ponzi scheme that affected her community and how it inspired her latest novel, The Money Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A small town scammed by one of their own in a Ponzi scheme. That's the scenario for bestselling author Fiona Lowe's, latest contemporary fiction, The Money Club. Hi there. I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and on Binge Reading today, Fiona unpicks the moral quagmire of those who trade on the bonds of their closest friendships and families for money. This week's Giveaway In our Giveaway this week, Mystery Thriller and Suspense Freebies for a limited time. Once again, we're giving you a library of choice, including my Hawaiian Christmas novella Captive Heart. It's a mixture of romance and history, #8 in the Of Gold & Blood mystery series. FREE MYSTERY & SUSPENSE https://books.bookfunnel.com/mtsnewsleter_endsjul15th/ze5yu8o9ad And remember if you enjoy the show, leave us a comment so others will find us too. Word of mouth is still the best form of recommendation. Links to things mentioned in the show Ponzi Scheme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme# ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) https://www.abc.net.au/ Grey (Gray) Nomads https://www.thegreynomads.com.au/ Fiona Lowe Books: A Home Like Ours (Women's fiction on the theme homelessness among older women) https://www.amazon.com/A-Home-Like-Ours/dp/B08SR7PSPV/ Family Of Strangers; https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/89575506 The books Fiona is reading now American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. https://www.amazon.com/American-Dirt-Novel-Jeanine-Cummins/dp/1250209765 And the controversy over American Dirt https://www.vulture.com/article/american-dirt-book-controversy-explained.html The Running Club by Ali Lowe: https://www.hachette.com.au/ali-lowe/the-running-club-the-gripping-new-novel-full-of-twists-scandals-and-secrets One Of Those Mothers: Megan Nicol Reed. https://www.amazon.com/Those-Mothers-Megan-Nicol-Reed-ebook/dp/B0BNGZ2BHJ/ Where to find Fiona Online Fionalowe.com Introducing author Fiona Lowe Fiona Lowe Contemporary women's fiction author Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Fiona. Hello there, Fiona, and welcome to the show. It's so good to have you with us. Fiona Lowe: Oh, thank you so much for having me. It's great to be here. Jenny Wheeler: Fiona, you've got a very impressive back list in the romance area where you started writing You've got prize winning books that have won RITAs. That's the US romance prize and the RUBY, the Australian prize. But you've turned in more recent years to women's fiction and this one that we're going to be talking about today, The Money Club is actually about the sixth one of these women's fiction ones, if I counted correctly. Why did you make that change from more straight romance to very much women's fiction? Fiona Lowe: Oh, I was published with Penguin Random House in America around about the time that they merged. And I had a series, and the first book had done well. The second book release coincided with the merger and it was absolute chaos. They sacked my editor and they didn't get the books out of the warehouse. And then they said, ‘oh, we're not publishing those types of books anymore.' I had lived in the States and I was writing books set in America, but when that all happened, I had an absolute hankering to write a book set in my own back garden in Australia. A forced change of direction that worked out well I wanted to move beyond looking at one couple and one relationship, and I wanted to roam over all sorts of things and write books about family and communities. I changed direction, but that said, the emotion that I write into my books now, I probably couldn't have done without all those years of having written the romance fiction up until that point. Jenny Wheeler: And are you still with the same publisher, just doing different types of books? Fiona Lowe: No. I'm with Harper Collins, Australia now, have been for the last seven books. Jenny Wheeler: Oh, fantastic.
Welcome to the first Writes4Women/Talking Aussie Books podcast collaboration In this special series recorded at the recent Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Fremantle, Western Australia, Talking Aussie Books host Claudine Tinellis and Writes4Women host Pamela Cook join forces to chat all things Romance with some of Australia's best loved authors. In this series of exciting interviews we chat with authors whose work ranges from historical and contemporary fiction crime and rural romance, romcoms and domestic thrillers. We wanted to know what being part of an organisation like the RWA meant to each of them and the impact it had on their respective journeys to publication. We had a blast chatting to these brilliant women and can't wait to share the results. So tune in to both podcasts over the next eight weeks to get the goss on writing Romance. Happy listening. This week's episode features Fiona Lowe, Anthea Hodgson and Sasha Wasley. SHOW NOTES: Writes4Women www.writes4women.com Facebook @writes4women Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreon https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Penelope Janu Website: click here Facebook: click here Instagram: click here Fiona Lowe Website: click here Anthea Hodgson Website: click here Sasha Wasley Website: click here Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook: click here Twitter: click here Instagram: click here This episode produced by Pamela Cook for Writes4Women.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/writes4women?fan_landing=trueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by the incredible Bestselling Author, Fiona Lowe. Fiona and I talk about: Her journey to becoming an author All things craft including her tips on POV and creating your voice. Where to and where to not take on feedback Building confidence in your stories Finding the perfect genre Growing your writing muscles To win a copy of Family Of Strangers head to oliviahillier.com/podcast To contact Fiona: Instagram: @fionaloweaustralianauthor Website: fionalowe.com TikTok: @fionaloweauthor To contact me: Instagram: @_oliviahillier Website: oliviahillier.com TikTok: @oliviahillierauthor
This was an interesting, insightful chat I recently had with bestselling author Fiona Lowe. I had no idea the turnaround time was so limited. It was so great to learn more about the publishing business, and it was fantastic to talk with Fiona Lowe about her book- A Home Like Ours To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more
And we are back - Season 2 of Book Matters! In this episode we chat to award winning Victorian author Fiona Lowe and find out about her new book A Home Like Ours. We also hear from our book club organiser Makaila about the library Book Groups and of course there are some awesome reading recommendations from our staff!
Liane Moriarty meets Jodi Picoult in this tensely negotiated story of family ties, betrayal and sacrifice. Every family has its secrets...Alice Hunter is smarting from the raw deal life has thrown her way: suddenly single, jobless and forced to move home to her parents' tiny seaside town. And now she faces an uncomfortable truth. She wants her twin sister Libby's enviable life. Libby's closest friend Jess Dekic has been around the Hunter family for so long she might as well be blood. She's always considered herself a sister closer to Libby than Alice ever could be...Libby Hunter has all of life's boxes ticked: prominent small-town doctor, gorgeous husband and two young daughters. But when she is betrayed by those she loves most, it reveals how tenuous her world is... For Karen Hunter, her children are a double-edged sword of pain and pride. She's always tried to guide her girls through life's pitfalls, but how do you protect your children when they're adults?As the family implodes, the fallout for these four women will be inescapable... SHOW NOTES: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreonhttps://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Fiona Lowe "Just an Ordinary Family" https://www.fionalowe.com/index.php/just-an-ordinary-familyHARPER COLLINS: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781489257352/just-an-ordinary-family/Facebook @FionaLoweAustralianAuthorTwitter @FionaLowe Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB
David reads a letter written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about self isolating in France during the Spanish Flu pandemic.The fantastic intercontinetal flight of the Grey Plover is the focus of Andrew Darby's work, Flight Lines.Fiona Lowe has given us another very readable account of what life and circumstances can throw up, especially for four women who realise that they may not be in 'Just an Ordinary Family'.
From midwife to community nurse for teen girls to bestselling author, Fiona Lowe shares her journey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
When a lethal bushfire tore through Myrtle, nestled in Victoria's breathtaking Otway Ranges, the town's buildings - and the lives of its residents - were left as smouldering ash. For three women in particular, the fire fractured their lives and their relationships. With her sharp eye for human foibles, bestselling author Fiona Lowe writes an evocative tale of everyday people fighting for themselves, their families and their town - as only this distinctively Australian storyteller can.Continue reading
Fiona Lowe, award-winning Australian author, joins Caroline Overington (standing in for Cheryl Akle) this week to discuss her latest novel Home Fires. Together they discuss Fiona's varied career in nursing, women's health, and midwifery, as well as the many ways in which Australia influences and inspires her writing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Geelong author Fiona Lowe discusses the upcoming Colac leg of her book tour for Home Fires which will be at the Colac Library on Thursday 21st March at 2pm. (It's a free event, but bookings are recommended with the Library)
A cursed painting sets the tone for the latest murder mystery by Katherine Kovacic, 'Painting in the Shadows'. Will art dealer, Alex Clayton identify the clues that sets forgeries apart from the truth?Fires leave devasted bush land, burnt buildings and fractured relationships. 'Home Fires' by Fiona Lowe is set in the fictional community of Myrtle, before and after with the rebuilding and the ongoing hurt.
From a background of successful romance writing with more than thirty novels to her credit, Fiona Lowe has recently become a bestselling author of Australian family sagas. With her novels Daughter of Mine and Birthright, Fiona has won accolades for her insightful portrayals of people and relationships. It was fascinating to hear Fiona’s story of making the shift from writing genre fiction to longer ‘single-title’ novels. There’s an art to all writing and different forms place different kinds of demands on authors. Fiona’s also a passionate believer in doing her research – whether it’s making goat’s cheese or skiing in the High Country or gourmet cooking, she’ll do it all!
'Bonesland' by Brendan Lawley, takes us on an adolescent journey full of testosterone trauma.An extended family is tangled together by a wealthy inheritance, secrets, simmering childhood rivalry and betrayal in Fiona Lowe's 'Birthright'.
Is an inheritance a privilege or a right? Award-winning Australian author Fiona Lowe returns with a gripping family saga, set against the backdrop of Victoria’sContinue reading
Author Fiona Lowe talks about the inspiration for Daughter of Mine, writing outside of the romance genre, the importance of reader expectations, and theories on why medical romance is so popular in Australian and France.
Klaas Kalma's self-published novel, 'Distant Echoes', takes us back to post-World War Two Australia.Fiona Lowe's novel, 'Daughter of Mine', exposes the secrets within families over time.