Vivienne Kelly was born and educated in Melbourne, where she now lives. She has worked at the University of Melbourne and at Monash University, and was awarded a doctorate for her work on myth and history in Australia. Cooee, her first novel was shortlisted for the Age Book of the Year Awards. Her second book, the heartwarming, darkly funny family novel The Starlings, will be published in 2017.

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