![]() ![]() While out on the publicity trail for my fiction books, it became obvious to me how excited my readers were to learn about the real historical stories and personalities that inspired my books. Edna Walling, who lost her dream home in a freak fire but created garden designs that made her one of Australia’s most celebrated landscape designers and conservationists.Īlong with these stories, I blend my own journey of overcoming an immense challenge in my life and what lesson I took from each of these women in finding resilience, purpose, passion and connection.Carmen Amaya, a Romany woman who despite being born into abject poverty in Barcelona rose to become the greatest Flamenco dancer of all time.Virginia Hall, an American who lost her leg in an accident but went on to become one of the most revered Allied agents in World War II France.My mother, Tatiana Morosoff, a White Russian who fled a home more than once due to wars and revolutions.Emboldened is my second non-fiction book, and in it I tell the stories of the real-life women who have inspired both my fiction and my life: Women who have faced seemingly insurmountable challenges and found ways to forge ahead on their own terms: ![]()
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