I’m not sure what it is about Western Australia, but for a not-terribly-densely-populated state in Oz, it seems to punch above its weight when it comes to producing quality authors.

Although I should mention that Louise Allan’s actually an ex-Tasmanian and former doctor and has published a range of articles, essays and short stories before this debut novel, The Sisters’ Song.  (And yes… for the grammar nazis out there it IS meant to be a possessive plural! And yes, it takes one to know one etc etc…)