About

I didn't always want to be a writer, I wanted to be a judge or politician so I could make things right in the world.  My first story was called Goodbye Kitchen which I wrote and illustrated when I was six. It was all about packing food for a picnic and taking that big leap off the front stairs into the world.

I studied law at Yale and I am a former women's rights advocate, counselor of abused women, and CEO of a not-for-profit advocacy centre. In 2004 Hustler magazine made me 'Asshole of the Month,' for my work on violent pornography and its impact on women's equality. I've never been so proud.

My books have been published in the UK, Australia, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Croatia and South Africa. In Germany, Weiberabend (Secret Mothers' Business) was on Der Spiegel's bestseller list in 2008.

I sometimes write for Vogue, teach life-writing classes and do motivational speaking. I've worked to raise money for abused women, breast cancer research, post-natal depression and children with special needs.  

I live in Sydney with my husband and two children. I spend a lot of time walking, reading and cooking.

         Author photos by
       Ingrid Shakenovsky