Kirsty Manning grew up in northern New South Wales. A country girl with wanderlust, her travels and studies have taken her through most of Europe, the United States and pockets of Asia. Kirsty's debut novel, The Midsummer Garden, was published in 2017. Her second book, The Jade Lily, was published in 2018 followed by The Lost Jewels (2020), The French Gift (2021), and The Hidden Book (2023). Her novels are also published in the United States and in Europe. In 2022, Kirsty launched the first of a new crime series, The Paris Mystery, set in pre-WWII Paris with Australian journalist, Charlotte 'Charlie' James, solving crimes surrounded by glamour, haute couture, wealth and champagne. Kirsty is a partner in the award-winning Melbourne wine bar Bellota, and the Prince Wine Store in Sydney and Melbourne. She lives in Melbourne, Victoria.