Meet the Author – Sue Williams

When future governor Philip Gidley King sailed with the First Fleet to the new colony, he had his pick of the convict women to look after him. Two years, and two sons, later, he set out back to England to provide a report on Sydney and its newly tamed Norfolk Island, as his mistress Ann Inett begged him to return to her and their children. After a year and a half, he did – but bringing with him a shocking secret that would cut her to the core and change all their lives forevermore. This is a story of tangled love affairs, female friendship, twisted loyalties, betrayals, hardship, male infidelity, and the tragedies and triumphs of life in a new land.

Sue Williams’ first two historical novels, Elizabeth & Elizabeth, about Elizabeth Macquarie and Elizabeth Macarthur, and That Bligh Girl, with Mary Bligh and her father, the notorious mutiny survivor and governor William Bligh, both proved bestsellers. Now this is her third, being the prequel, in her series about the early days of colonial Australia. She believes we have one of the most colourful pasts in the world and is always eager to explore it and give a voice to some of the most fascinating characters, usually women, who have been the most unheard until now.

Author Sue Williams

• Meet Sue Williams, 2pm – 3pm
• Book Sales & Signing, 3pm – 3.30pm
• Family History Group Meeting, 3.30pm – 4.30pm
• Attendees are warmly invited to stay for the Family History Group Monthly Meeting