Author Talk: Sophie Green - Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon - Newcastle City Library
Thursday 21 August 2025
28 days from now
6 - 7pm
1 hour
Sophie Green, top 10 best-selling author is back with a new novel, Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon. Please join us for an uplifting and heartwarming evening at Newcastle City Library, as she sits down with fellow author Anna Downes, to delve into this beautiful story following four women on their journeys for love - in all its bittersweet forms.
Set during the 80s at a little hair salon by the sea - on the windblown Central Coast town of Terrigal - four different women with intertwined lives will find themselves through love, heartbreak and learning to love again.
Don't miss this opportunity to meet Sophie and hear how her relatable and realistic characters came to life. You'll also have the chance to buy a book and get it signed!
Cost: Free
Bookings essential
If you have any access or inclusion needs, you will be able to advise us when booking.
About the Authors:
Sophie Green is an author and publisher living in Sydney and has written several top ten bestsellers including The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle; Thursdays at Orange Blossom House; The Bellbird River Country Choir, to name a few. When she's not writing novels, you can find her writing about Australian country music—a genre close to hear heart—on her website, Sunburnt Country Music. She is passionate about exploring creativity in its many forms and losing herself in music that tells a great story.
Anna Downes is an actor-turned-writer, born in the UK and now based in Australia. She is the author of three bestselling novels, The Safe Place, The Shadow House and Red River Road. She lives on the NSW Central Coast with her husband and two children.
Set during the 80s at a little hair salon by the sea - on the windblown Central Coast town of Terrigal - four different women with intertwined lives will find themselves through love, heartbreak and learning to love again.
Don't miss this opportunity to meet Sophie and hear how her relatable and realistic characters came to life. You'll also have the chance to buy a book and get it signed!
Cost: Free
Bookings essential
If you have any access or inclusion needs, you will be able to advise us when booking.
About the Authors:
Sophie Green is an author and publisher living in Sydney and has written several top ten bestsellers including The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle; Thursdays at Orange Blossom House; The Bellbird River Country Choir, to name a few. When she's not writing novels, you can find her writing about Australian country music—a genre close to hear heart—on her website, Sunburnt Country Music. She is passionate about exploring creativity in its many forms and losing herself in music that tells a great story.
Anna Downes is an actor-turned-writer, born in the UK and now based in Australia. She is the author of three bestselling novels, The Safe Place, The Shadow House and Red River Road. She lives on the NSW Central Coast with her husband and two children.
