Nowhere Child, the bestselling debut thriller from Ocean Grove local Christian White, is now the fastest-selling Australian debut fiction title on record.<\/p>\n
From humble beginnings working odd jobs to make ends meet, to a best-selling author, White has recently sold the screen rights in a dual Australian\/American deal.<\/p>\n
Australian production company Carver Films (Snowtown, Sunshine) has partnered with prestigious US-based production company Anonymous Content (True Detective, 13 Reasons Why, The Revenant, Babel, Spotlight) for the rights to the chart-topping thriller.<\/p>\n
The novel \u2013 published by Affirm Press on June 26 \u2013 has broken the record for the fastest selling Australian debut novel ever, with over 25,000 sales in its first eight weeks. The novel will be published in a further 15 countries and translated into 11 languages.<\/p>\n
On the local front, Ocean Grove\u2019s Bookgrove will give avid readers the chance to get copies signed and insight into the gripping story at 6pm September 14 (tomorrow) for a meet and greet.<\/p>\n
Fellow award-winning crime author Sarah Bailey will also be there to sign copies of her latest novel, Into the Night, with her debut novel, The Dark Lake, recently awarded the Ned Kelly Award and Davitt Award for Best Crime Book.<\/p>\n
White said selling the screen rights reflected how far he had come professionally from a year ago where he was living from one screen-writing contract to another.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea of a screen adaption of The Nowhere Child is beyond exciting, and I\u2019m thrilled that it\u2019s in such capable and talented hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving worked with Carver before, I know their passion for storytelling is contagious, and Anonymous Content has produced some of my all-time favourite film and TV. Any second now, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll wake up and discover this is all just a wonderful dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carver Productions said they couldn\u2019t wait to start work on the project with Anonymous.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a thrill to be entrusted with the screen adaptation of Christian\u2019s incredible debut novel The Nowhere Child. It\u2019s an enthralling, combustible tale of identity and buried secrets, and we are so excited to be collaborating with Christian on this next phase,\u201d they said. White will be involved in developing The Nowhere Child with Carver\u2019s Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw, and Anonymous Content\u2019s Luke Rivett and Steve Golin.<\/p>\n
For more information and to register for Bookgrove\u2019s free event go to eventbrite.com, or phone 5255 5973.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nowhere Child, the bestselling debut thriller from Ocean Grove local Christian White, is now the fastest-selling Australian debut fiction title on record. From humble beginnings working odd jobs to make ends meet, to a best-selling author, White has recently sold the screen rights in a dual Australian\/American deal. Australian production company Carver Films (Snowtown, Sunshine) […]<\/p>\n