5 minutes with ... Sophie Green

Before I was an author I was …

A bookseller, an editor, a website producer, a content writer, a yoga teacher, a literary agent and a country music blogger.

The best part of writing a The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club was …

Getting to know the characters as their stories unfolded. Characters are always like strangers at the start of a novel and their unfurling lives are often a mystery, even to the author.

The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club was inspired by …

My first trip to the Northern Territory in June 2014 and childhood visits to a property in the Riverina, as well as my mother and her friends.

Who is your favourite character and why?

There are five main characters and I couldn’t possibly pick a favourite, although I decided on Sybil as the most prominent character so we always see the book club meetings through her eyes.

My favourite place to curl up with a book is …

On my couch, looking out at the trees beyond the windows and the bowling green next door – it’s an almost bucolic vista in the heart of the city.