Ep 265: Tracey Lien on writing family, home and place

The Garret: Writers on writing by Astrid Edwards

Feb 11, 202425:28Arts

Tracey Lien was born and raised in southwestern Sydney and now lives in Brooklyn. All That’s Left Unsaid is her debut novel, and it won the Indie Book Awards for Debut Fiction, the MUD Literary Prize, the Davitt Award fo...

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