Quentin Bryce, 9781761341908
Hardcover
Trailblazing woman, first female Governor-General, changed Australia, and made history.

Quentin Bryce

The Authorised Biography

$54.63

  • Hardcover

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2025

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Summary

Fascinating, candid and insightful, Quentin Bryce- The Authorised Biography tells the remarkable story of one of Australia’s most impactful changemakers.

When Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia’s first female governor-general in 2008, she made history. It was one of many firsts in a trailblazing career dedicated to reform and serving community.

Her early childhood in a western Queensland bush town shaped her sense of self and her destiny. Young Quentin dreamed of changing…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761341908
ISBN-10:1761341901
Author:Juliet Rieden
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:14 October 2025
Weight:1.52kg
Dimensions:41mm x 241mm x 188mm
About The Author

Juliet Rieden

Juliet Rieden is an author, journalist, magazine editor, book reviewer, and royal correspondent. Her previous books include The Writing on the Wall, a personal investigation into Juliet’s family’s fate in the Holocaust; Rising Heart, the memoir of Sierra Leonean kidnap survivor Aminata Conteh-Biger; and The Royals in Australia.

Juliet has been a journalist for more than 35 years in Australia and the UK, including 14 years at the Australian Women’s Weekly. Her extensive portfolio of interviewees includes former prime ministers Jacinda Ardern and Malcolm Turnbull; international artists Dame Helen Mirren, Glenn Close, Sally Field, Dame Joanna Lumley and Cate Blanchett; writers Clive James, Hilary Mantel, and Mary Beard; royals King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Queen Mary of Denmark.

Juliet is the royal commentator for the ABC and contributes to TV and radio networks in Australia and internationally. As a literary curator for the Queen’s Reading Room, Queen Camilla’s charity and literary hub, Juliet brings the work of Australian authors to an international audience.

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