Chain of Hearts

Maureen McCarthy is the ninth of ten children and grew up on a farm near Yea in Victoria. Her novels have been shortlisted for numerous awards and include the In Between series; Ganglands; Cross My Heart; Chain of Hearts; Flash Jack; and When You Wake and Find Me Gone. Her bestselling and much-loved book Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude get a life was made into a highly successful four-part mini-series for ABC TV.

Lucy Taylor has an impressive list of past performances in theatre, television and film. In theatre she has played lead roles in Viewing Blue Poles, Pride and Prejudice and The Idiot, as well as co-writing and performing in Red at the Melbourne International Film Festival. She has made guest appearances in Ocean Girl and Stingers on television and appeared in the film The Wogboy.