Alexandra Joel - 'I Like To Illuminate My Characters By The True Events That Happened Around Them'

Alexandra Joel is a former editor of the Australian edition of Harper's Bazaar and of Portfolio, Australia's first magazine for working women. She has also contributed feature articles, interviews and reviews to many national and metropolitan publications. Her first novel, the bestselling The Paris Model, was published around the world, including in the United States, Canada, Germany and Romania. Alexandra's memoir, Rosetta: A Scandalous True Story was optioned for the screen by a major US-owned production company. Ahead of the release of her new book 'The Royal Correspondent', Scott chats with Alexandra around her new novel, bringing historical accuracy to the page, the challenges female journalists had in the Fifties, and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: 'The Royal Correspondent' - Alexandra Joel: https://bit.ly/2MhjfXu Host: Scott Whitmont Guest: Alexandra Joel Producer: Nick Wasiliev