Gail Jones lives in Sydney. She has written short stories and novels and has been short listed for major national and international awards such as the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. Hannah Fredericksen is an actor and vocalist who has worked broadly across film, TV, theatre and musical theatre. Her notable stage credits include appearances as Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, Sandra Dee in Dreamlover: The Bobby Darin Musical and Lynette Squeaky Fromme in Assassins. On screen, Hannah has featured as Mandy Hodson in Informer 3838, Bianca in Playing For Keeps, Molly in Olivia Newton-John and Robyn Leneham in Wake in Fright.
'Gail Jones has to be one of Australia’s most consistently impressive writers. Her prose is evocative, her plots meaningful and her characters drawn with considerable care.' (on Salonika Burning) -- Guardian 'For decades, Gail Jones has been writing with more intelligence, verve and sensuous delight in the world than most of her peers.' (on Salonika Burning) -- The Saturday Paper 'Gail Jones demonstrates, once again, why she is widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest novelists working today.' (on Salonika Burning) -- The West Australian