Alison Goodman

I love it!

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Yes, I think you are right. I believe a duck of the head was acceptable (but somewhat less symbolically efficient 🤣).

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I believe Julia crosses herself too. As you rightly say, it would have been exceedingly unlikely. I hope it didn’t jar too much.

Good point!
St George’s Hanover Street was traditional Anglican at the time (veering more toward the High than the more dominant dissenting Low) and so I risked a Popish crossing of self (😉) by Gus for the the juxtaposition of the outward expression of faith and her inward doubt. 1/2

Out May 2025. 🪭

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Two women—authors Alison Goodman in a cream and beige shirt and Pip Drysdale in a green floral dress—in a bookshop smiling at the camera.

Tonight I had the total pleasure of chatting to Pip Drysdale about her fab new thriller Close-up at Ulysses Books in Hampton. It was a great night and the bookshop now has signed copies of Close-up as well as signed copies of #thebenevolentsocietyofillmanneredladies ❤️ Both great options for
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Melbournites, I’m heading to Ulysses Bookshop in Hampton tonight for an in-conversation with Pip Drysdale about her fab new thriller Close-up. Hope to see you there!

Huzzah! Thank you 🪭😊

Yes, please add me too 😊

May I introduce Buckley James Buchanan Goodman, my best boi, who will also be making appearances here ❤️ #dog #rescuedog #terriersofbsky

Hey Gorgeous. Glad to see you here too 😊❤️

Thank you 😊—so glad you are enjoying them ❤️🪭

Thank you 😊❤️🪭

Image is of a book cover that shows two Regency clothed women in a phaeton carriage, one carrying a sword the other with a blunderbuss rakishly hoisted over her shoulder.

The stunning USA cover of my upcoming release The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, the second book in the Ill-Mannered Ladies series. Out May 2025. Preorder available now!

A reader found this quote from my dragon fantasy novel “Eon”—beautifully painted on a stone by an unknown artist—in a park in Brisbane and sent me a pic. Random and so cool.