The Daughters of Mars

Thomas (Tom) Keneally was born in Sydney in 1935. Of Irish descent, he trained for several years for the Catholic priesthood but did not take orders. He worked as a school teacher, clerk and drama teacher. In the mid-1960s Keneally embarked on an extraordinary career as a writer, with remarkable success in Australia and overseas. He has won many prestigious literary awards. He won the Booker Prize in 1982 and has won the Miles Franklin Award twice.

Jane Nolan is a gifted actor who has worked extensively in theatre and audiobook narration. She received the Green Room Award for Best Actress for her performance in Faith Healer and was an Award nominee for her role in The Winter's Tale (Eleventh Hour). She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, and has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English literature from Sydney University.