Join Canberra-based author Jess Kitching as she discusses her latest book, The Secrets of Strangers. Originally from Bradford, Northern England, Jess has always been fueled by a love of reading and a vivid imagination. With a background in English Literature and primary education, her journey has taken her from the UK to Australia, where she now calls Canberra home. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Jess share her experiences and insights as a writer.

In The Secrets of Strangers, after suffering a loss, Janine and her husband, Kamal, need a fresh start. They leave their family and everything they know in Manchester and move to Bamblethorpe, a picturesque Lancashire village where they expect nothing but peace and quiet. It’ll be just what Janine, a thriller writer, needs to work on her next manuscript. But the peace of their new village life is disrupted when longtime local Alexa Clarke goes missing. Did she leave her husband, like some people suspect? Or is there credibility to the rumours that something more nefarious has happened to Alexa? Frozen by writer’s block, Janine stumbles into investigating Alexa’s disappearance, and the more she discovers about Alexa’s life, the more complicated things become. Nothing is as it seems, and Janine begins to realise that there are disturbing parallels between Alexa’s life and her own. What starts as curious procrastination quickly spirals into a tangled web of secrets, lies and a truth Janine may not be ready to face … if she survives.

This is an online event and will be livestreamed at Queanbeyan Library.

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