Journalist, travel writer and now novelist, Lizzie Pook, joined me to discuss her debut novel, ‘Moonlight And The Pearler’s Daughter’.

Topics discussed include:

How Lizzie’s research process of visiting such idyllic, historic sites along W.A.’s coastline, paired with her travel writing repertoire, served as the groundwork for the novel.

Creating Bannin Bay - along with featuring the frequently ugly and often underknown history of pearling and the pearler trade.

The father and daughter dynamic at the core of the story that Lizzie wanted to explore - how we can consider our parents to be perfect in our youth and how we accept their flaws as we age. The goodness/badness and moral quandary in all people and how acknowledging its existence, is what can bring us together.

How trauma can propel us, as much as leave as in a state of stasis.

The unique writing of the novel, how pandemic-related circumstances prompted the novel and how Lizzie managed to write a novel during such a tumultuous time.

And so much more!

Huge thanks to Lizzie for appearing on the program, all the way from London, be sure to pick up your copy of ‘Moonlight And The Pearler’s Daughter’ now!