Countdown to Publication!

Seven years ago, I got the inspiration to start a novel about Eileen O’Connor, a remarkable Australian woman currently being investigated for sainthood.

I started researching almost immediately, rereading the biographies about her I had brought back from her house in Coogee, collecting more, talking with two of her nuns, walking the locations where she had lived and served and died. I finished my first draft in early 2020. It was an act of devotion to Eileen, a labour of love.

And then, the tables turned. Eileen became my support and inspiration through a serious illness and slow recovery.

Gradually, I returned to writing and editing. After submitting the completed manuscript to local publishers and collecting rejections, a friend I had made online, American author Perdita Finn (who has written several books including The Way of the Rose) recommended I send it to Monkfish Books.

And now, seven years after I began, I am counting down the days till official publication on April 7th!

Every Inch a Saint: a Novel about Eileen O'Connor, Australia's Second Saint-in-Waiting is now available for pre-order in print and on Kindle on Amazon.com and Amazon.com.au In Australia, compare prices on Booktopia

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