Sandie Docker - Penguin Books Australia

Sandie Docker grew up in Coffs Harbour, and first fell in love with reading when her father introduced her to fantasy books as a teenager. Her love of fiction began when she first read Jane Austen for the HSC, but it wasn't until she was taking a translation course at university that her Mandarin lecturer suggested she might have a knack for writing – a seed of an idea that sat quietly in the back of her mind while she lived overseas and travelled the world. Sandie first decided to put pen to paper (yes, she writes everything the old-fashioned way before hitting a keyboard) when living in London. Now back in Sydney with her husband and daughter, she writes every day.

Books by Sandie Docker

The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir

The Redgum River Retreat

The Wattle Island Book Club

The Banksia Bay Beach Shack

The Cottage at Rosella Cove

The Kookaburra Creek Café

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