
Kate Grenville
Author · 20 books
Kate Grenville is one of Australia's best-known authors. She's published eight books of fiction and four books about the writing process. Her best-known works are the international best-seller The Secret River, The Idea of Perfection, The Lieutenant and Lilian's Story (details about all Kate Grenville's books are elsewhere on this site). Her novels have won many awards both in Australia and the UK, several have been made into major feature films, and all have been translated into European and Asian languages.
Series
Books

The Writing Book
A Practical Guide for Fiction Writers
1993

The Case Against Fragrance
2017

Dreamhouse
1987

The Secret River
2005

Bearded Ladies
1984

Joan Makes History
1988

Unsettled
A Journey Through Time and Place
2025

Sarah Thornhill
2011

One Life
My Mother's Story
2015

Writing from Start to Finish
A Six-Step Guide
2001

#SaveOzStories
2016

A Room Made of Leaves
2020

The Lieutenant
2007

Elizabeth Macarthur's Letters
2022

Dark Places
1994

Restless Dolly Maunder
2023

Searching for the Secret River
2006

The Idea of Perfection
1999

Always Greener
2021

Lilian's Story
1984