PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Dr Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of 23 books; non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women's fiction and children's novels. She is a proud member of the Wiradyuri Nation of central New South Wales, an Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the GO Foundation, and Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland. Anita is a board member of the National Justice Project and Circa Contemporary Circus. As an artist in residence at La Boite Theatre, she adapted her novel Tiddas for the stage and it premiered at the 2022 Brisbane Festival. Her novel, Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray about the Great Flood of Gundagai, won the 2022 NSW Premier's Indigenous Writer's Prize and was shortlisted for the 2022 HNSA Prize and the ABIA Awards. Anita's first children's picture book is Bidhi Galing (Big Rain) about the Great Flood of Gundagai. Anita enjoys running, eating chocolate and being a creative disruptor.
Heiss captures all the wide-eyed excitement of Manhattan: the sights; the shopping; the history; and of course the men. Like the author, Lauren is a member of the Wiradyuri nation. Her deep connection to her people and culture is a vital part of the story, and what sets Manhattan Dreaming apart from other chick-lit? It's a contemporary romance with spunk, and I enjoyed it a lot. -- <B>Australian Bookseller and Publisher</B> 'There is political content and a subtle weaving of information about Aboriginal culture while on the surface there's the romance and situational comedy that attracts many reader.' * <I><B>Brisbane News</B></I> * 'With the classic romantic ending up the Empire State Building (you just knew it was coming), this may well get you appreciating Aboriginal art and dreaming of a life in the Big Apple.' * <I><B>The West Australian</B></I> *
