Averil Kenny grew up on a dairy farm and began work in the tourism industry at a young age. She studied Education at James Cook University, before completing a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Queensland. She currently lives in Far North Queensland with her husband and four children. When not dreaming up stories, she can be found nestled in her favourite yellow wingback chair, reading and sipping tea, in her library overlooking the rainforest. Her first novel, Those Hamilton Sisters, was released in 2020 and has been published in the UK and Sweden. The Girls of Lake Evelyn is her second novel.
'Filled with drama, romance and intrigue, The Girls of Lake Evelyn is an enthralling read that is sure to win Kenny a slew of new readers. If you're looking for the perfect book to escape with, this is it' - Better Reading 'Just brilliant. This book had Everything I like, a beautiful & captivating setting, the author takes you there at every turn of the page, delightful entertaining characters, humour and intrigue' - Bev, Goodreads 5-star review 'I love love loved this book! It caught me up in the intrigue and I fell in love with the characters!' - Karen Trenorden, Goodreads, 5-star review 'The plot of The Girls of Lake Evelyn is enthralling, the setting beautifully drawn and the writing lyrical, but it is the characters of this novel who I fell in love with' - Kate DiGiuseppe, Goodreads, 5-star review 'I bought it as a spontaneous 'true Ozzy buy' when visiting Melbourne. The moment the airplane took off from Melbourne Airport I started reading, when I landed in Hamburg I was 2/3 finished, because there was no putting down of this book. Two nights after landing I finished it (great way to relax out of jet lag).' - Linda, Goodreads, 5-star review