Bestselling romance author and former midwife Fiona McArthur will visit Kiama Library on 3 September for a free author talk to celebrate her new book Back to Birdsville.

McArthur’s latest novel honours the resilience of families living not just in Birdsville, but remote towns all around Australia. It celebrates the women who are always there for each other and the men who stand by their side, painting a vivid picture of a place where community spirit thrives against all odds.

The author looks forward to returning to the region where she spent cherished childhood holidays visiting family.

“I have so many wonderful memories of visiting my grandparents in Gerringong.” 

“We always visited the blowhole in Kiama, which was exciting for kids. As an adult, I just love the scenery, the hills and the green that runs to the sea.”

Back to Birdsville is the 13th book in McArthur’s Aussie Outback Medical Romance Series, which includes the bestselling As the River Rises. The prolific author has also written five books in the Aussie Doctors Series, four novels in the midwives of Lyrebird Lake Series, three novels in the Outback Brides Series and one in the Outback Babies Series.

McArthur’s non-fiction book Aussie Midwives, features interviews with 20 midwives who reflect on their practice with the passionate former midwife. McArthur was awarded the NSW Excellence in Midwifery Award in 2015, the Australian Ruby Award for Contemporary Romantic Fiction in 2020, and was shortlisted for the same award in 2023.

McArthur will be at Kiama Library from 10.30-11.30am on 3 September. She will also talk at Nowra Library from 5.30-6.30pm later that night. Books will be available for signing and purchase.