Novels
Burnt Milk
Some would call Caroline quirky; others just think she’s odd. Living with her mum in suburban Sydney, working shifts in aged care, ever hopeful – and unsuccessful – in her efforts to make friends, Caroline has devised simple coping strategies to manage in a confusing world. Caroline just keeps on keeping on.
That is until her mum dies. Caroline is suddenly left alone and adrift. As she grieves, she discovers her mother has kept a lifelong secret from her. Caroline has a twin, Deborah. Desperate to connect and firm in her conviction that Deborah needs her, Caroline embarks on a journey to England, where the twins enjoy a tearful reunion. But Deborah’s life is in sharp contrast to Caroline’s, and as the twins’ connection deepens, Deborah reveals her side of their shared history, and ugly memories about Caroline’s childhood and her mother surface. Caroline’s own story of origin is upended. With new understanding of who she is and could be, Caroline returns to Australia, ready to redefine her own sense of love, home and family.
Drowning
What do you do when the husband you’re no longer sure you love is on a ventilator and you are being asked to make decisions about whether he should live?
This is the dilemma Elly Eveleigh faces in “Fallen”.
When and how do we stop loving? What happens when a relationship is not satisfactorily concluded, when death intervenes and feelings, betrayals and pain cannot be fully explored? How then do we manage grief?
“Drowning” explores the complexity of relationships and the light and dark side that resides within each of us.
Fables
Victoria is currently writing a book of modern-day fables for leaders (and indeed anyone who is interested in working with others). The working title is “Leadership Fables for a Modern World.”
Organisational Development
Victoria works in the field of organisational development – leadership, change management, team development. She facilitates workshops, MCs events and coaches senior executives. Victoria integrates the art of storytelling into her work.
More details on Victoria’s OD work can be found here:
