Kate Morton

Kate Morton (born 1976) is an international bestselling Australian author. Morton has sold more than 11
million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports". The award-
winning author has written six novels: The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), The Forgotten Garden,
The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper, The Lake House, and The Clockmaker's Daughter (published in
September 2018).

Early life and education

Morton at a book signing in Barcelona, April 2013

Morton is the oldest of three sisters. Her family moved several times before settling on Tamborine
Mountain where she attended a small country school. She enjoyed reading books from an early age, her
favourites being those by Enid Blyton.

She completed a Licentiate in Speech and in Drama from Trinity College London and then a summer
Shakespeare course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Later she earned first-class
honours in English Literature at the University of Queensland (1999) and won a scholarship to complete
a master's degree focussing on tragedy in Victorian literature. During her undergraduate studies she
wrote two full-length manuscripts (which are unpublished) before writing The House at Riverton (The
Shifting Fog), which was published in 2006.

Kate Morton is married to Davin Patterson, a jazz musician and composer. They have three children and
live in London.

Bibliography
The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog): Sunday Times #1 bestseller, New York Times bestseller,
Winner - Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year 2007, General Fiction Book of the Year at the 2007
Australian Book Industry Awards, and nominated for Most Popular Book at the British Book Awards in
2008. Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award Best Novel nominee (2008), Nielsen Gold Book Award 2010,
Golden Pan Award UK 1,000,000 copies sold, Indie Next Outstanding Debut Winter 2009.

The Forgotten Garden: New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times #1 bestseller, #1 bestseller Spain,
Spiegel bestseller, winner of the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year (2009), longlisted for the
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2010).

The Distant Hours: New York Times bestseller, #1 bestseller Spain, #1 bestseller Ireland Spiegel
bestseller, (commended) Christina Stead Award, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary
Awards (2010).

The Secret Keeper: Sunday Times bestseller, New York Times bestseller, Spiegel bestseller, El País
bestseller, winner of the General Fiction Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards (2013),
winner of the Christina Stead Award, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards (2012),
winner of The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year (2013).

The Lake House: New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times bestseller, #1 bestseller in Australia, #1
bestseller in Canada, Spiegel bestseller, El País bestseller.

The Clockmaker's Daughter: New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times Bestseller, #1 bestseller in
Australia, #1 bestseller Canada.
Novels

2006: The House at Riverton (also known as The Shifting Fog)

2008: The Forgotten Garden

2010: The Distant Hours

2012: The Secret Keeper

2015: The Lake House

2018: The Clockmaker's Daughter

Source: wikipedia