Join us at the National Portrait Gallery as we celebrate the official Canberra launch of Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography by Juliet Rieden
To mark the launch, join 25th Governor-General of Australia, The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, author Juliet Rieden and former Deputy Official Secretary Mark Fraser AO CVO in a lively panel conversation about this fascinating, candid and insightful biography.
The biography will be available to purchase from The Curatoreum on the evening, with refreshments and a book signing to follow formalities.
About the Book
The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO made history when she was sworn in as Australia’s first female Governor-General in 2008. Her career has been one of firsts, dedicated to reform and community service.
Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography traces the triumphs and the barriers as Quentin shattered glass ceilings and reveals the woman behind the high offices she held. A mother of five and grandmother to 12, her partnership with Michael Bryce, enduring friendships and belief in community have sustained her throughout her career.
Fascinating, candid and insightful, Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography tells the remarkable story of one of Australia’s most significant changemakers and public figures.
About the Author
Juliet Rieden is an author, journalist, magazine editor, royal correspondent and book reviewer. More than two years in the making, Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography is meticulously researched, including 120 interviews with people from Bryce’s life and career.
Rieden’s previous books include The Writing on the Wall, a personal investigation into the author’s family’s fate in the Holocaust; Rising Heart, a memoir of Sierra Leonean kidnap survivor, Aminata Conteh-Biger; and The Royals in Australia.
