Caroline Overington
About Me
Caroline Overington is a mother of twins; a reporter for The Australian newspaper; a resident of Bondi Beach; and the author of three books: one is about New York; the other about the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
Her first novel, Ghost Child, has just been published by Random House. Here's a review:
Powerful and engrossing
October 17th, 2009
GHOST CHILD
By Caroline Overington
Random House $32.99
OVERINGTON is the person the term 'superwoman' was invented for - - award winning journalist, mother of twins, author and now a brilliant first novel. How does she manage it? Her years as an investigative reporter, she said, frustrated her with its limitations on what she could write about the problem of child abuse. So she resolved to write a novel so she could examine all aspects in depth. But this is no weepy, victim-driven piece of tosh. Told in flashback after 30 years, it traces the story of the death of a child, and the consequences of that death on all involved with him. It's powerful and engrossing and will keep you guessing right until the end.
In a word: Brilliant
Caroline was raised in Melton, on the outskirts of Melbourne. She attended this school: Melton South Primary.
Who We Are
Grade Two and Three ... it was a country town in those days. That's me, third from the left, front row (red tights.)
