Megan Nolan: Ordinary Human Failings

Dig Two Graves : Carolyn Morwood

A situation favoured by many writers (the Gerts included) is the disparate group of people gathered together apart from the world for a short time for a particular purpose. From Agatha Christie’s family Christmas parties in Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, to Liane Moriarty’s health retreat in Nine Perfect Strangers, to the Gert’s writing workshop in Writing is Easy; it is a great way to create tension and interaction between characters.