Secrets and Survival
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Louise Milligan discusses secrets, trauma and survival in Shellybanks, her gripping new novel set against the turbulent waters of the Irish Sea. With ABC RN’s Sarah L’Estrange.
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Louise Milligan
Louise Milligan is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist for ABC TV's Four Corners, the Australian national broadcaster's flagship current affairs documentary program. Louise's first novel, Pheasants Nest, was published in 2024 to wide acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Best Debut Fiction, Indie Book Awards and the Best Crime Fiction, Danger Awards. She also is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books: Cardinal, The Rise and Fall of George Pell and Witness, An Investigation into the Brutal Cost of Seeking Justice. Her books have been awarded multiple prizes, including the Walkley Book Award, the Davitt Awards Best Non-Fiction Crime Book, the Melbourne Prize for Literature People's Choice Award, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award's People's Choice prize, the Sir Owen Dixon Chambers Law Reporter of the Year Award, a Press Freedom Medal and a shortlisting for the Stella Prize. Louise's journalism, particularly her coverage of historical institutional child abuse and the experience of women in the criminal justice system and parliament, has broken national and international news, sparked government inquiries and led to profound cultural change and law reform. She started her career in newspapers and is a former High Court correspondent and political reporter. Born in Ireland to an Irish mother and Scottish father, Louise moved to Australia as a child. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children. Shellybanks is her second novel. Headshot: Hugh Stewart
Sarah L'Estrange
Sarah L'Estrange is a producer and broadcaster at ABC Radio National and has been steeped in books and writing for 20 years. As producer of The Book Show she has interviewed many Australian and international authors including Helen Garner, Christos Tsiolkas, Min Jin Lee and Salman Rushdie. She has also produced and presented special series for Radio National including "Fakes and Frauds" about Australian literary scandals and "Banned Books" which looks at the forces driving book bans worldwide. She also produced "The Books that Changed Us" short series which takes a fresh look at five influential books of the 20th century.
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