Rachel Hennessy
Author's name:
Rachel Hennessy
Author description:
Rachel Hennessy's first novel The Quakers won the Adelaide Festival Unpublished Manuscript Award and was published by Wakefield in early 2008. She recently attended the Sydney Writers' Festival and is currently writing her second novel.
Latest book:
The Quakers
Wakefield Press, Adelaide, 2008
On the day of an earthquake a group of outsiders become friends and for the next fourteen years they will call themselves The Quakers. At the centre of this group is the beautiful Narinda, whose energy draws both men and women towards her. The Quakers is a love story with a twist, where friendships turns to obsession and addictions lead to murder.
Genres:
Crime, Film/TV, Literary fiction, Theatre
Contact author:
Rachel Hennessy
Email: rghennessy[at]hotmail[dot]com
Available for:
school visits, workshops, speaking engagements
The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.