Kirsty Manning

Kirsty Manning lives in a new house in an old chestnut grove in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges with her husband and three children. The Midsummer Garden (to be published by Allen & Unwin) is her first novel. With degrees in literature and communications, Kirsty worked in Australian book publishing for more than a decade and is now a widely published freelance journalist and photographer. She co-wrote a cookery and gardening book called We Love Food. With husband Alex Wilcox, Kirsty is a partner in the award-winning Melbourne wine bar Bellota and the Prince Wine Store.