The Story Thief

‘Vividly drawn - a delightful book.’ Wendy Sharpe, multi-award winning Australian artist‘The Story Thief is a finely wrought historical novel about those who have been seen, but not seen, in Australian literature and in life.’ Ryan O’Neill, author of The Drover’s Wives ‘Kyra Geddes artfully weaves literature and history into an epic Australian novel.’ David Hunt, author of the Girt series ‘A sweeping tale’. - Meredith Jaffe ‘It’s an ambitious, expansive but well-paced debut novel, with appealing characters and a boldly imagined historical canvas’. - The Age/Sydney Morning Herald ‘A stirring drama’. - Take 5 Magazine

Kyra Geddes was born in Adelaide and spent her infancy in the South Australian opal fields in a setting not unlike that of ‘The Drover’s Wife’. Following a successful career in marketing and business, Kyra returned to university to study English and pursue her lifelong dream of writing. The Story Thief is her acclaimed debut novel, and the culmination of almost a decade of research and writing. A passionate art lover and traveller of mixed German-Italian heritage, Kyra lives in Sydney with her family.