There are many authors around the world, and more and more are encouraged to publish their books. Although, not all can be successful. However, in the case of Kate Morton, it has indeed taken place, since the publication of her first novel.
Para muchos, Kate Morton is a combination of several great authors of literature. Although it has been publishing since 2006, it does not have many works on the market, but all of them have caused a sensation when they have been released. Want to know more about her? Do not forget to take a look at what we have prepared for you.
Who is Kate Morton
Have you ever heard of Kate Morton? Well maybe, if you are a fan of Ágatha Christie, you should, since many relate her to her because of the way she narrates. But who is this writer really?
Kate Morton was born in Australia in 1976. In a family with three sisters, she being the oldest, she suffered several moves until finally her family settled on Tamborine Mountain. There, he studied in a rural school where, according to account, he loved to read, especially authors of the stature of Enid Blyton.
Over the years, literature was taking its toll on her, who decided to graduate in Speech and Drama at Trinity College, London. In addition, that same year he did a summer course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Years later, he graduated with honors in English Literature from the University of Queensland where he was already beginning to write. In fact, it is known that he wrote two long stories at that time, but they have not yet seen the light, since the first thing he published was a novel, The Riverton House, in 2006.
Such was her pen that she was awarded a scholarship to do a master's degree in tragedy in Victorian literature, and despite her success, she is enrolled in a doctoral program where she analyzes contemporary novels that mix both mystery and Gothic elements.
Personally, Kate Morton is married with three children. He resides in Australia, specifically in Brisbane, and although he does not publish very often, because he has not published in a few years, when his book comes out, sales are practically guaranteed not only in his country, but also in others that are pending. the novelties of the writer.
Characteristics of the Kate Morton pen
There is no doubt that Kate Morton is a world-renowned writer. His books have not only been published in Australia, but have crossed borders. We talk about you should be proud that your books have been published in 38 different countries, selling three million copies with them.
But What makes Kate Morton special? According to some readers and experts, it would be his way of writing, that is, his pen. Among the characteristics that most describe it, we find the following:
- A very pleasant writing. In the sense that it is easy to understand, simple, but choosing very well the words you want to be able to reach the reader.
- Novels with empathy. Because readers can empathize and feel what the author wants to convey through words, something that very few writers achieve but that, when they do, it is very easy to connect with the story and with the characters.
- Heir to great authors. And it is that it is not only said that she is like Ágatha Christie, but that she has a mixture between this author of the crime and the Brontë sisters, that is, romantic, mysterious and that she takes you where she wants without you noticing and without anticipating the end, thanks to the twists and turns he offers in his works.
- Great connoisseur of the time in which he places his novels. In this case, we are talking about the Victorian era, and he writes with enough knowledge both the good and the bad, such as wars in which his own characters have consequences of what he has experienced. And, you can still read about the softness of feelings, such as the harshness and cruelty of these.
What books have you written?
Finally, and before ending our article, we want to tell you about the different works that the author has on the market, since for now there is no news of others that are yet to come (although they surely will).
Really his greatest success was his first book, The Riverton House, where it was ranked as a best seller in the Sunday Times in the UK, and the same happened in 2008 in the New York Tomes. In addition, it was with which he garnered several awards, such as Book of the Year in General Fiction at the 2007 Awards in Australia; or as Most Popular Book at the British Book Awards.
The second book he published also followed in the footsteps of the first, ranking as a best seller in Australia and the United Kingdom. The following books, although they have also been successful, there are no references to them, although it is known that they were also successful in sales by the numbers that we have from this author.
Specifically, you will currently be able to find:
- Riverton's house
- The forgotten garden
- The distant hours
- The secret birthday
- The last good-bye
- The Watchmaker's Daughter
All his novels are characterized by combining ancient history (XNUMXth century, XNUMXth century) with another more contemporary, making you can know two different approaches to the same plot.
Apart from the novels that she has published, on her website, and in English, you can read other types of works by the author, through her blog, so if you know English, it is a way to get closer to other stories of the writer.
For now, there is no news of a new work, the latest being The Watchmaker's Daughter, published in 2018. The first novels were released with a margin of two years, but the last two have taken 3 to release, so it is It is possible that for 2021-2022 there will be an announcement of a new novel.