Fiona McIntosh to share the 45 minutes that changed her latest novel

Key points

• Bestselling author Fiona McIntosh will speak at Shellharbour City Library on Saturday, 24 October, about her historical novel The Art Lovers. McIntosh says she was granted 45 minutes alone with a Caravaggio painting in a Malta cathedral, an experience that shaped the book.
• The novel is set in wartime Malta and follows a schoolgirl who falls for an injured Spitfire pilot and art historian.
• The event runs from 6 to 8 pm and costs $10 per person, with a World War II collection display.