Lisa Ireland
About the author

Lisa Ireland

Although born and bred in the city of Melbourne, Australia, Lisa has always been a country girl at heart. After graduating from university, her love of horses, cattle dogs and tumbling-down farmhouses led her to accept a teaching position at a small school in rural Victoria. A flood, a bushfire, and countless snakes taught her there was more to life on the land than fluffy sheep and home baked scones! Lisa hopes her stories reflect the deep admiration she has for rural communities. She will never forget the hospitality she was shown as a wide-eyed city slicker, new to life in the bush.Lisa now lives in a small coastal town and spends her days dreaming up stories as she walks along the beach. (Don’t tell her husband — he thinks she’s there to watch him catching waves.) When not writing, reading or conducting conversations with characters in her head, Lisa is busy being mum to her three boys and trying her best to train her impossible but adorable Labrador.

Books by Lisa Ireland

Lisa Ireland Articles

Back to the Glamorous Golden Age of Cinema: Read an Extract from The Studio Girls by Lisa Ireland

Review | Extract

14 May 2024

Back to the Glamorous Golden Age of Cinema: Read an Extract from The Studio Girls by Lisa Ireland

    Q&A: Lisa Ireland, Author of The Studio Girls

    News | Author Related

    9 May 2024

    Q&A: Lisa Ireland, Author of The Studio Girls

      Podcast: Lisa Ireland on Giving Older People a Voice in Her New Novel

      Podcast

      22 June 2020

      Podcast: Lisa Ireland on Giving Older People a Voice in Her New Novel

        Heartwarming & Charming: Read an Extract from Lisa Ireland's The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan

        Review | Extract

        13 May 2020

        Heartwarming & Charming: Read an Extract from Lisa Ireland's The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan

          Read About the 'Gutsy Octogenarians' that Inspired Lisa Ireland's, The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan

          Review | Author Related

          11 May 2020

          Read About the 'Gutsy Octogenarians' that Inspired Lisa Ireland's, The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan

            Lisa Ireland's The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan is a Delightful Reprieve From the World

            Review | Our Review

            11 May 2020

            Lisa Ireland's The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan is a Delightful Reprieve From the World