Join author Kyra Geddes as she discusses her historical fiction debut novel, The Story Thief, at Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery - above Mona Vale Library.

Based around the famous Henry Lawson story, The Drover's Wife, this novel melds fact and fiction into a stirring family saga set against shifting landscapes and pivotal moments in Australian history.

The Story Thief follows Lillian, born in 1892, the same year Lawson wrote 'The Drover's Wife', when she reads the short story as a teenager, she is convinced that it is based upon her own family and becomes determined to prove it. But as the years pass, the truth becomes more problematic, and Lillian must decide what is more important: holding onto the past or embracing the future.

Her family's story made Henry Lawson famous. But was it his story to tell?

The Story Thief is about mothers and daughters, love, loss and the power of words. Ultimately it is about how each of us must find our own way to live.

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

Afternoon tea on arrival.

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

Kyra Geddes was born in Adelaide as the daughter of German immigrants, she spent her infancy in the South Australian opal fields before moving to Sydney. Following a successful career in marketing, Kyra returned to university to study English and pursue her life-long dream of writing, publishing two short stories and earning the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence. The Story Thief is her debut novel, and the culmination of almost a decade of research and writing.