Sydney Book Launch: Sophie Beaumont's 'A Secret Garden In Paris'

Join us for an author talk with award-winning author Sophie Beaumont as she discusses and launches her new book, A Secret Garden in Paris. 

About Sophie Beaumont

Sophie Beaumont is the pen name of Sophie Masson AM, who was born in Indonesia of French parents and grew up in France and Australia. A bilingual French and English speaker, she has a master’s degree in French and English literature and a PhD in creative practice. Sophie is the prolific and award-winning author of more than fifty novels, for children, young adults and adults, many of which have been published internationally.

Her first novel with Ultimo Press, The Paris Cooking School, was published in 2023.

About A Secret Garden In Paris

Spring in Paris…the perfect time to turn over a new leaf.

In the heart of a city blooming with flowers, three women face life-changing challenges. Driven by grief over the sudden death of her mother Corinne, Sydneysider Emma Taylor has taken refuge with her Parisian grandmother, Mattie, in her house with its secret garden. Determined to unlock the mysteries of Corinne’s past, Emma’s only clue is an enigmatic photograph.

Celebrated garden designer Charlotte Marigny believed she had a happy marriage, until her husband Tom inexplicably started to withdraw from her. Needing time to think about the future, she has fled their home in London for her native Paris.

Meanwhile, widowed Parisian florist Arielle Lunel had finally managed to get her life together, after her husband’s death and the discovery of his crippling debts three years earlier changed everything for her and their young twins. Now, her world is again turned upside down when her controlling parents-in-law arrive with a disturbing proposal...

Drawn together by loss and the romantic gardens of Paris, the paths of the three women begin to intersect as they develop an unexpected friendship that will transform their lives.

About this event

Better Read Than Dead bookshop will be selling copies of A Secret Garden In Paris on the night.

5:30pm - Light refreshments

6-7pm - Author talk