Boffins Books, State Buildings and writingWA welcomes Australian historical fiction author, Natasha Lester for a Literary Afternoon Tea.
Hear from Natasha on her new novel The Paris Seamstress, a beguiling, transporting story of the special relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter as they attempt to heal the heartache of the past.
The Treasury Lounge and Bar will be serving their signature afternoon tea, featuring a selection of sweet and savoury treats that highlight Western Australian produce.
Natasha will be signing copies of The Paris Seamstress which will also be on sale at the Tea.
Can't make it? We'll happily have a copy of Natasha Lester's The Paris Seamstress signed for you. Simply contact us via phone, email, online or visit us in-store, and we'll take care of the rest.
Natasha Lester worked as a marketing executive for cosmetic company L'Oreal, managing the Maybelline brand, before returning to university to study creative writing. She completed a Master of Creative Arts as well as her first novel, What Is Left Over, After, which won the T.A.G. Hungerford Award for Fiction. Her second novel, If I Should Lose You, was published in 2012, followed by A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald in 2016 and Her Mother's Secret in 2017. The Agedescribed Natasha as "a remarkable Australian talent" and her work has been published in numerous anthologies and journals.
She is bound for Manhattan with a few francs, one suitcase, her sewing machine and a dream: to have her own atelier. Australian curator Fabienne Bissette journeys to the annual Met Gala for an exhibition of her beloved grandmother's work - one of the world's leading designers of ready-to-wear clothing.
But as Fabienne learns more about her grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and secrets - and the sacrifices made for love. Crossing generations, society's boundaries and international turmoil, THE PARIS SEAMSTRESS is the beguiling, transporting story of the special relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter as they attempt to heal the heartache of the past.
