Fact and Fiction: Christine Leunens

In the two years since her novel, Caging Skies, made waves in Hollywood, Christine has been busy in a country she evokes with enviable ease –– the past. This time, she takes on Auckland of the 80s, the restless energy of the Springbok tour protests, the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior and the anti-nuclear demonstrations that will be familiar to many readers. Against this backdrop, her romantic thriller pits two men against each other, one young and the other much older, as they pursue the eponymous Amber.

Join internationally acclaimed author Christine Leunens as she chats with Ken Duncum about her latest book, In Amber’s Wake, creating characters that resonate, screenwriting, and the fine art of balancing a human story full of desire, jealousies, secrets, twists and turns with thorough historical research.