Welcome to Write & Seek!
Meet my guest.
Rhianna King spent 20 years working in strategic communications for state government environment agencies. During this time, she developed a love of the natural world and learned everything she’ll ever need to know about cane toads. She now works for a not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.
When she’s not spending time with her husband, two kids and dog Rosie, Rhianna is reading, chasing her next marathon PB or sending apologetic messages to friends and family about it being too long between catch ups.
Website: rhiannaking.com.au
Instagram: instagram.com/rhianna.m.king
Meet the debut book.
Beth doesn't feel like she belongs in her rambunctious, bohemian family. Apart from the special relationship she shares with her grandma, Elise. When Beth wins the lottery (on a ticket she bought to prove she could be spontaneous), she decides to spend it on treating Elise.
But instead of anything material, Elise wants Beth to help her track down her first love, Gerry. It's a fun and uncomplicated little adventure, Beth thinks, until she discovers that her grandma's great love is actually a woman, and their romance was thwarted by the conservatism of the day. Grappling with her grandma's past spurs Beth to reconsider herself in the present.
Birds of a Feather is a funny, poignant and utterly charming debut novel about questioning who you are and what you might become.
Birds of a Feather by Rhianna King is available to purchase wherever you buy your books. Alternatively, check in with your local library. If they don’t have a copy yet, put in a request!
For more debut Australian books, check out The Australian Debut Author Book List, curated by yours truly!
Episode 13 | Katherine Larsen & Rhianna King