Kate Morton
Kate Morton grew up in the mountains of south-east Queensland and now splits her time between London and Australia. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, specializing in nineteenth-century tragedy and contemporary gothic novels. Kate has sold over 16 million copies of her novels in 36 languages, across 45 countries.
The House at Riverton was a Sunday Times #1 bestseller in the UK in 2007 and a New York Times bestseller in 2008. The Shifting Fog won General Fiction Book of the Year at the 2007 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), and The House at Riverton was nominated for Most Popular Book at the British Book Awards in 2008.
Her second book, The Forgotten Garden, was a #1 bestseller in Australia and Spain, and a Sunday Times #1 bestseller in the UK in 2008. It won General Fiction Book of the Year at the 2009 Australian Book Industry Awards and was an Amazon Best of the Month pick and a New York Times bestseller in 2009.
The Distant Hours was an international bestseller in 2010 and won General Fiction Book of the Year at the 2011 ABIAs.
The Secret Keeper was a New York Times bestseller and has won a number of other awards and accolades including the 2013 ABIA for General Fiction Book of the Year and The Courier-Mail’s People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year.
The Lake House, published in 2015, was a New York Times bestseller and a #1 bestseller in Canada and Australia. It was published around the world in 2016.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter, published in 2018, was a #1 bestseller in Australia and Canada, a New York Times bestseller and a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK.
Kate Morton’s seventh novel, Homecoming, was published around the world in April 2023, and was an instant bestseller in Canada, Australia, the US, and the UK.
