Literary Legacies: Miles Franklin and Elizabeth Harrower

They wrote impressive, acclaimed novels and left lasting impressions on Australia’s literary landscape.

In two new works, bestselling French novelist and biographer Alexandra Lapierre and Australian writer and journalist Susan Wyndham explore the private, complex lives of Miles Franklin and Elizabeth Harrower. Alexandra’s The Very Secretive And Passionate Stella Miles Franklin is the first novelisation of the author of My Brilliant Career while Susan uses archival material and personal interviews to write the definitive biography Elizabeth Harrower: The woman in the watch tower.

Join Alexandra and Susan in a discussion honouring the legacies of two legendary Australian writers. With Caroline Baum.