Book launch for "Fire & Song"

Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:00

Portland author Anna Lanyon will launch her new novel, Fire & Song, at Blarney Books and Art in Port Fairy tonight (March 10).

Her second novel tells the story of the Jewish martyr Luis de Carvajal, and his sister, Leonor, who died together in Mexico City in 1596. The book explores his determination never to lose heart, no matter what, and to cling to his faith and cultural identity in the face of totalitarian oppression.

Ms Lanyon studied Spanish, Portuguese and History at La Trobe University in Melbourne. She travelled widely before settling with her family on the southern coast of Victoria, near Portland.

She teaches and translates Spanish, and is the author of Malinche's Conquest (published by Allen and Unwin in 2000). She works in Portland for La Trobe University's Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, and continues to write whenever she can.

More information:

• Click here to listen to Anna Lanyon discussing her work on ABC National Radio
• View Allen & Uniwin video (below):