Podcast: Writing a Bestseller with Tania Blanchard

Podcast: Writing a Bestseller with Tania Blanchard

Cheryl Akle speaks with Tania Blanchard about historical fiction, family history, and the roots of her debut novel, The Girl from Munich.

Podcast guest: Tania Blanchard

Tania lives in Sydney with her husband and three children. Coming from a family with rich cultural heritage with a German mother and Italian father, stories have always been in her blood. Following a career in physiotherapy, it was only when she had her family that she decided to return to her passion of writing. Her debut novel is The Girl from Munich, the story she has always wanted to write, inspired by the fascinating stories told by her German grandmother, and she has just published the sequel, Suitcase of Dreams, set in Australia in the 1950s.

Tania is excited to have found her light bulb moment, her love for writing historical fiction. She looks forward to delving further into her interests of history and family stories to enrich and bring to life the many ideas inspired by the amazing tales she has gathered over the years.

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                      Publisher details

                      Suitcase of Dreams
                      Author
                      Tania Blanchard
                      Publisher
                      Simon and Schuster
                      Genre
                      Fiction
                      Released
                      01 November, 2018
                      ISBN
                      9781760851675

                      Synopsis

                      From the bestselling author of The Girl from MunichAfter enduring the horror and chaos of postwar Germany, Lotte Drescher and her family arrive in Australia full of hope for a new life. It's a land of opportunity, where Lotte and husband Erich hope to give their children the future they have always dreamed of.After years of struggling to find their feet as `New Australians', Erich turns his skill as a wood carver into a successful business and Lotte makes a career out of her lifelong passion, photography. The sacrifices they have made finally seem worth it until Erich's role in the trade union movement threatens to have him branded a communist and endanger their family.As the shadow of the Vietnam War looms, the unexpected arrival of her former fiance Heinrich forces Lotte to a turning point.Her decision will change her life forever - and to finally understand the true meaning of home.
                      Tania Blanchard
                      About the author

                      Tania Blanchard

                      Tania Blanchard was inspired to write by the fascinating stories her German grandmother told her as a child. Coming from a family with a rich cultural heritage, stories have always been in her blood. Her first novel published by Simon & Schuster Australia, The Girl from Munich, was a runaway bestseller, as was the sequel, Suitcase of Dreams. Tania lives in Sydney with her husband and three children.

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