Kyra Geddes was born in Adelaide and spent her infancy in the South Australian opal fields. Following a successful career in marketing and business, Kyra returned to university to study English and pursue her lifelong dream of writing. The Story Thief is her acclaimed debut novel, and the culmination of almost a decade of research and writing. A passionate art lover and traveller of mixed German-Italian heritage, Kyra lives in Sydney with her family.

If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?

Louisa Lawson because, as the editor of The Dawn magazine and the 'Mother of Suffrage' in NSW, she was so much more than just Henry's mother!