Occupation author Years active 2006–present Genres General fiction Role Author | Citizenship Australia Name Kate Morton Nationality Australian Spouse Davin | |
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Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Historical Fiction Books The Forgotten Garden, The Secret Keeper, The House at Riverton, The Lake House, The Atria Summer 2013 Bea Similar People Susanna Kearsley, Maria Duenas, Camilla Lackberg, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Lucinda Riley Profiles | ||
Education University of Queensland | ||
Kate morton
Kate Morton (born 1976) is an international bestselling Australian author. Morton has sold more than 10 million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports". The award-winning author has written five novels: The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours,The Secret Keeper, and The Lake House, which was published in October 2015.
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Early life and education
Morton is the eldest of three sisters. Her family moved several times before settling on Tamborine Mountain where she attended a small country school. She enjoyed reading books from an early age, her favourites being those by Enid Blyton.
She completed a Licentiate in Speech and in Drama from Trinity College London and then a summer Shakespeare course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Later she earned first-class honours in English Literature at the University of Queensland (1999) and won a scholarship to complete a master's degree focussing on tragedy in Victorian literature. During her undergraduate studies she wrote two full-length manuscripts (which are unpublished) before writing The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), which was published in 2006.
Kate Morton is married to Davin, a jazz musician and composer. They have three children and live in London.