Join acclaimed Australian author Tess Woods in conversation with Nicola Moriarty as they discuss her latest release, The Venice Hotel.

When the lives of four very different women become entangled in a boutique Venice hotel, dark secrets unravel and not everyone who checked into the hotel will check out again.

Set against a backdrop of the romance and tragedy of magical Venice, The Venice Hotel explores the powerful bonds that develop between women in times of crisis, and the healing power of female connection.

The perfect read for fans of The White Lotus and Nine Perfect Strangers.

$5.00 + booking fee

Books will be available for purchase and signing on the night.

Non-alcoholic refreshments and nibbles on arrival.

Bookings required.

Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Tess Woods once had a simple life until her compulsion to write made-up stories complicated everything. She’s now an award-winning and bestselling author of contemporary fiction. Tess also works as a physiotherapist in private practice, and she shares a clinic and a home on the stunning Western Australian coast with her husband. She’s the mother of two brilliant grown-up children and one grumpy grown-up cat.

Nicola Moriarty has published the novels Free-Falling (2012), Paper Chains (2013), The Fifth Letter (2017), Those Other Women (2018), The Ex (2019) and You Need to Know (2021). Her seventh novel, Every Last Suspect, released in June 2024. Nicola’s books have sold more than a quarter of a million copies worldwide.