Alexandra Lapierre on Stella Miles Franklin

Miles Franklin, author of My Brilliant Career, was once a local Carlton woman, living out her years after her phenomenal rise to fame.

Acclaimed French novelist Alexandra Lapierre explores Franklin’s independence, ambition and influence on Australian literature in the first novel inspired by Franklin’s extraordinary life story, The Very Secretive And Passionate Stella Miles Franklin.

Join Alexandra for a rich conversation about the icon’s life, work and enduring legacy, with Belinda Castles.