Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

A story of migration, family, love and everything in between. Adelina Marchetta joins Cheryl Akle to share the remarkable story of her life, from her family’s arrival from Sicily and the hardships of wartime Australia to raising three daughters, including author Melina Marchetta. Along the way, Adelina reveals the real-life experiences and family stories that helped shape Looking for Alibrandi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He left home for work. He never came home.

Patrizia Cassaniti joins Cheryl Akle to tell the story of her son Christopher, who was killed in a workplace accident at just 18. She shares the unimaginable impact of losing a child, how her family learned to live with a new normal, and the mission she began in Christopher’s honour: advocating for workplace safety and making sure other families don’t experience the same loss.
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Heather Morris joins Cheryl Akle to discuss her latest novel, The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, and the remarkable true story that inspired it. She shares how a chance conversation with composer Hans Zimmer led her to this story of courage, survival and the power of music, along with her writing process and journey to becoming a bestselling author. The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a bestselling crime writer returns to the novel he first wrote in his twenties? Michael Robotham joins Cheryl to reveal the story behind Tell Me Something True, his deeply personal first novel set in Australia, and discusses lost manuscripts, small-town secrets, family, love, loss and why this is a crime story unlike anything he’s written before... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a lifelong book lover becomes a writer? Nina Kenwood joins Cheryl Akle to talk about her new novel People Skills, a slow-burn romance set around a literary festival, and the winding path that led her there. From obsessing over The Baby-Sitters Club and John Marsden as a teenager to abandoned manuscripts, a 10-year writing group and writing a rom-com while parenting a newborn, Nina shares the highs, challenges and unexpected moments behind becoming a published author. People Skills is out now... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.