Prolific, multi-award winning Australia author, Pamela Hart, is back on the Convo Couch chatting about her latest release "The Charleston Scandal." Pamela wears two author hats and the last time she was on the Convo Couch she was speaking with Kel as her alter ego, Pamela Freeman. 

This time around Pamela gets under the layers of writing her latest book with Pamela Cook, why she pens under two names and how history continues to inspire and excite her like nothing else. 

Here’s a look inside The Charleston Scandal…

London, 1920s: Kit Scott, a privileged young Australian aiming to become a star, arrives in the city to find the Jazz Age in full swing. Cast in a West End play opposite another young hopeful, Canadian Zeke Gardiner, she dances blithely into the heady lifestyle of English high society and the London theatre set, mixing with a cast of real-life characters including Noel Coward, Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele. When Kit is photographed dancing the Charleston alongside the Prince of Wales, she finds herself at the centre of a major scandal, sending the Palace into damage control and Kit to her aristocratic English relatives – and into the arms of the hedonistic Lord Henry Carleton. Amid the excesses of the Roaring Twenties, both Zeke and Kit are faced with temptations – and make choices that will alter the course of their lives forever.The Charleston Scandal is largely inspired by the stories of Madge Elliot and Cyril Ritchards, Australian actors who went to London in the 1920s and became big stars. As Pamela says – “They were ‘Our Madge’ and ‘Our Cyril’, and eventually came home to get married in 1936. It was the biggest wedding Australia had ever seen – imagine if Nicole Kidman got married to Hugh Jackman. There were 5000 people in Hyde Park in Sydney waiting for them to come out of St Mary’s Cathedral.If you love The Crown you'll love The Charleston Scandal. And if you love a sneak peek behind the scenes of how a writer puts a book together you'll love this episode.

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Prolific, multi-award winning Australia author, Pamela Hart, is back on the Convo Couch chatting about her latest release "The Charleston Scandal." Pamela wears two author hats and the last time she was on the Convo Couch she was speaking with Kel as her alter ego, Pamela Freeman.&nbsp;
This time around Pamela gets under the layers of writing her latest book with Pamela Cook, why she pens under two names and how history continues to inspire and excite her like nothing else.&nbsp;
Here&rsquo;s a look inside The Charleston Scandal&hellip;
London, 1920s: Kit Scott, a privileged young Australian aiming to become a star, arrives in the city to find the Jazz Age in full swing. Cast in a West End play opposite another young hopeful, Canadian Zeke Gardiner, she dances blithely into the heady lifestyle of English high society and the London theatre set, mixing with a cast of real-life characters including Noel Coward, Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele. When Kit is photographed dancing the Charleston alongside the Prince of Wales, she finds herself at the centre of a major scandal, sending the Palace into damage control and Kit to her aristocratic English relatives &ndash; and into the arms of the hedonistic Lord Henry Carleton. Amid the excesses of the Roaring Twenties, both Zeke and Kit are faced with temptations &ndash; and make choices that will alter the course of their lives forever.The Charleston Scandal is largely inspired by the stories of Madge Elliot and Cyril Ritchards, Australian actors who went to London in the 1920s and became big stars. As Pamela says &ndash; &ldquo;They were &lsquo;Our Madge&rsquo; and &lsquo;Our Cyril&rsquo;, and eventually came home to get married in 1936. It was the biggest wedding Australia had ever seen &ndash; imagine if Nicole Kidman got married to Hugh Jackman. There were 5000 people in Hyde Park in Sydney waiting for them to come out of St Mary&rsquo;s Cathedral.If you love The Crown you'll love The Charleston Scandal. And if you love a sneak peek behind the scenes of how a writer puts a book together you'll love this episode.
SHOW NOTES:
Writes4Women
<a href="http://www.writes4women.com/">www.writes4women.com</a>
Facebook @writes4women
Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast
W4W Patreon
<a href="https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon">https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon</a>
Pamela Hart&nbsp;
Web - https://www.pamela-hart.com
HACHETTE - "The Charleston Scandal"&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/pamela-hart/the-charleston-scandal">https://www.hachette.com.au/pamela-hart/the-charleston-scandal</a>
Facebook @pamelahartbook
Twitter @pamelahartbooks
Pamela Cook
<a href="http://www.pamelacook.com.au/">www.pamelacook.com.au</a>
Facebook @pamelacookauthor
Twitter @PamelaCookAU
Instagram @pamelacookwrites
Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)
www.listenuppodcasting.com.au
Facebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcasting
Twitter @KelB
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Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Celebrating Women's Voices and Supporting Women Writers

Writes4Women

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Prolific, multi-award winning Australia author, Pamela Hart, is back on the Convo Couch chatting about her latest release "The Charleston Scandal."

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