Author Talk: Natasha Lester with The Chateau on Sunset

Set against the glamorous and notorious backdrop of Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont, the novel follows Aria Jones, an orphan sent to live with her reclusive aunt at the famed hotel. Growing up surrounded by ambition, fame and loss, Aria navigates friendship, love and secrecy as the world around her shifts from the 1950s through to the 1970s.

Blending historical detail with a reimagined Jane Eyre inspired storyline, The Chateau on Sunset is a story of epic love, tragic loss and enduring friendship.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night from Gertrude and Alice Bookstore, ahead of the official release date.

About the Author

In the early 2000s, Natasha Lester made the move from marketing manager for Maybelline cosmetics to writing novels, and she regrets nothing - except that she no longer gets free lipstick. She is now a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of nine books that have been translated into 21 languages and published all around the world.

Her eighth novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, was longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. While she loves to travel, she also loves returning to her home in Perth, where her favourite thing to do is to go for a run beside the beautiful Swan River. Her latest novel is The Chateau on Sunset.