29 Season
1065 Episode
Australian Story - Season 19 Episode 21 Driving Miss Davis
This week the quirky, life affirming story of a young Australian from country Victoria, a car with a history, and a novel that's on its way to becoming a runaway success around the world. Seven years ago, Brooke Davis was travelling overseas when she received bad news from home. From that sad turning point, she's unexpectedly created a funny and touching book that challenges conventions around loss and grief, and advocates living life to the full - whatever your age. Brooke Davis was working part-time in a Perth bookshop when her manuscript excited the attention of a publisher. Even ahead of its release in Australia, the novel started a bidding war with sales to publishers in more than twenty countries from the USA to Portugal. Now Brooke Davis is telling her own story…
- Year: 2024
- Country:
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Studio: ABC TV
- Keyword: australia
- Director:
- Cast: Leigh Sales