Palmer, Rebekah

IN BRIEF

Rebekah Palmer is a novelist, editor, and journalist. Her first book The Thirteenth Life of Frank Finnigan was released in 2001, and Gavin McLean called it ‘a funny, thoughtful and surprisingly unpretentious unwriterly debut.’ The Sunday Star Times wrote that, ‘The ingenuity of this cunning novel doesn't smack you in the face right away; it creeps up on you gradually.’ This novel was followed by her second, Rhythm, in 2004.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Palmer, Rebekah (1969 - ) is a journalist and fiction writer whose first novel The Thirteenth Life of Frank Finnigan was published in 2001.

Palmer grew up in Wellington, Christchurch, and has spent time in the United States. She has a BA in English from Victoria University and a Diploma in Journalism from Canterbury University.

Palmer worked as a journalist for the New Zealand Press Association for 7 years. She left her job as an editor in 2000 to devote herself to writing fiction, as well as doing some freelance writing and editing from home.

The Thirteenth Life of Frank Finnigan was well reviewed. The Sunday Star Times wrote that 'The ingenuity of this cunning novel doesn't smack you in the face right away; it creeps up on you gradually.' Gavin McLean called it 'a funny, thoughtful and surprisingly unpretentious unwriterly debut.'

Rebekah Palmer currently lives in Wellington with her partner Bernard Steeds, a journalist and fiction writer, and their daughter Gwendoline.

Rhythm (Penguin, 2004) is Rebekah Palmer's second novel. 'With music you always have to go with your instincts. Let go and see what happens.’

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