Sally Hepworth (born 1980) is an Australian writer. She wrote seven books, most notably The Secrets of Midwives, a novel published in 2015, and The Good Sister, which won the 2021 Adult crime novel Davitt Award.[1][2] Hepworth and her works have been featured in media outlets that have included USA Today, The New York Times, and The Sydney Morning Herald.[3][4][5]
Sally Hepworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | The Secrets of Midwives |
| Website | sallyhepworthauthor |
Career
editHepworth worked in both event management and Human Resources prior to becoming a writer.[5] While on maternity leave with her first child, Hepworth wrote Love Like the French, a novel about a British woman who goes to France after an accident leaves her husband in a coma.[6] The character goes to France to see what the French could teach her about living.[6] Hepworth was unable to finish the book immediately after her son Oscar was born, but the book was eventually published in Germany in 2014.[5]
In 2015, Hepworth released a second book, The Secrets of Midwives, that she wrote while pregnant with her second child. The novel is about three generations of midwives.[5] Her research for the book came from her own questioning of midwives during check-ups and reading fiction and nonfiction books on the subject.[5] KJ Dell'Antonia from The New York Times called it a "fast and fun read," with other reviews of the book coming by way of Publishers Weekly, The Sydney Morning Herald, and Kirkus Reviews.[7][8][9]
Hepworth has continued to release a novel every year, including The Things We Keep in 2016,[10] The Mother's Promise in 2017[11] and The Family Next Door in 2018.[12] The Family Next Door was Hepworth's first novel set in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia, a trend she has continued in her 2019 novel The Mother-in-Law.[13]
Bibliography
edit| Publication year | Title | Original publisher | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Darling Girls | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250284525 | |
| 2023 | The Soulmate | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250229700 | |
| 2022 | The Younger Wife | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250229618 | |
| 2020 | The Good Sister | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781760552190 | |
| 2019 | The Mother-in-Law | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781760552183 | |
| 2018 | The Family Next Door | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250120892 | Sally's first novel set in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia. |
| 2017 | The Mother's Promise | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250077752 | |
| 2016 | The Things We Keep | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250051929 | Announced release of 2016.[14] |
| 2015 | The Secrets of Midwives | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 9781250051899 | |
| 2014 | Love Like the French | Random House Germany | ISBN 9783442382538 | Published in German under the name Wenn du an meiner Seite bist.[15] |
Personal life
editHepworth resides in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children, Oscar, Eloise and Clementine Rose. On August 11, 2023, she announced her separation from her husband, Christian. [5]
References
edit- ^ Harris, Joyce Saenz (20 February 2015). "Fiction Review – The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Davitt Awards winners announced". Books Publishing. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Dell'Antonia, KJ (7 April 2015). "Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading March 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Sally Hepworth recs some novels that feature midwives". USA Today. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Hardy, Karen (21 February 2015). "Sally Hepworth: How I gave birth to writing The Secrets of Midwives". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ a b Galanti, Donna. "Write-On Wednesdays! Here today with Aussie Sally Hepworth". The Element Trilogy. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "The Secrets of Midwives". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Goldsworthy, Keryn (14 March 2015). "Short reviews of fiction by Samuel Kaye, Patrick Lenton, Bob Franklin, and Sally Hepworth". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Book review: The Secrets of Midwives". Kirkus Reviews. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "The Things We Keep". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "The Mother's Promise by Sally Hepworth". Pan Macmillan Australia. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth". Pan Macmillan Australia. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth". Pan Macmillan Australia. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Deahl, Rachel (5 December 2014). "Book Deals: Week of December 8, 2014". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Author Sally Hepworth explores family secrets through the eyes of three generations of midwives". Star Telegrapm. Retrieved 13 July 2015.