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Out Now

VIOLET KELLY AND THE JADE OWL

A centuries-old curse, a house of secrets and a young woman determined to find out the truth…
A laugh-out-loud adventure through 1930s Sydney’s glamorous (and gritty) underworld.

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About Fiona

Fiona Britton is a Sydney writer whose short stories and poetry have been published in literary journals in Australia and overseas. Fiona likes stories about funny, fearless women who get to have it all. Her debut novel Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl, an historical crime caper, is due out on 1 August 2023.

Avid reader and compulsive telly-binger, here I share my thoughts about the stories keeping me up at night. From escapist fantasy to high-brow literary, there’s no genre this intrepid narrative adventurer won’t explore.