Amanda Hampson

Amanda Hampson (Author)
Amanda Hampson grew up in rural New Zealand. She spent her early twenties travelling, finally settling in Australia in 1979 where she now lives in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Writing professionally for more than 20 years, she is the author of two non-fiction books, numerous articles and novels The Olive Sisters, Two for the Road, The French Perfumer, The Yellow Villa, Sixty Summers and Lovebirds.

Zoe Carides (Reader)
Zoe Carides is an award-winning actor whose career has spanned four decades. As well
as being a talented narrator of many audiobooks including Bruny (Heather Rose), Act Of
Grace (Anna Krien), The Deceptions (Suzanne Leal) and Half Wild (Pip Smith), she's
worked on stage, screen and radio here in Australia and internationally. Theatre highlights
include Influence, Away, Tot Mom (Sydney Theatre Co), The Big Time and Murderers
(Ensemble), Caress/Ache (Griffin), Mike Leigh's Greek Tragedy (Belvoir and Edinburgh
Main Festival/ Theatre Royal Stratford East UK), Karen O's Stop The Virgens! (Vivid at
SOH), Half-Time (Hayes Theatre). TV/film highlights include The Pacific, Janet King, Top
of The Lake, Doctor Doctor, Rake, The Commons, Pieces of Her, Death In Brunswick,
Brilliant Lies, The Black Balloon, Not Suitable For Children, Mystery Road, Alex & Eve,
Interceptor. Zoe has also written/directed short films and songs, releasing an album in
2018.