Signed, Sealed, Delivered : Women of Letters

Signed, Sealed, Delivered : Women of Letters
ISBN: 9780143783947
Publication Date: 28 November 2016

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Women of Letters is the latest inspiring and engaging collection of all-new letters from some of Australia and New Zealand's best-loved people.

***Dear Madonna,
Thank you for showing me that it is okay to be both a devoted mother and on a podium drenched in glitter.
Love, Em Rusciano

Dear Mum,
My life is so much more fortunate than yours was and I'm sorry if my unplanned arrival was a part of that.
Love, Anthony Albanese

Dear Leigh Sales,
What kind of psychopath is unmoved by fairy wrens?
Love, Annabel Crabb***

The beautiful art of letter writing is still the best way to connect, to express a thought or a feeling. In this all-new anthology, Australia's queens of correspondence Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire have engaged our finest, sharpest minds to pen missives of courage and humour and wisdom. Collected from the hugely popular live Women of Letters salons, Signed, Sealed, Delivered gives an entertaining and heartfelt insight into some of our brightest Australian stars.

All royalties for this book will go to Edgar's Mission animal rescue shelter.

About the Author

Michaela McGuire is the author of Last Bets: A True Story of Gambling, Morality and the Law, and the Penguin Special A Story of Grief. She contributes to The Monthly, the Saturday Paper and Good Weekend. Michaela is the Director of the Emerging Writers' Festival.

Marieke Hardy is a writer, broadcaster, producer and artist. She is a regular panellist on ABC's The Book Club, the creator of the hit TV show Laid, and a curator of live art. A collection of her essays was published in 2011.