Sarah Le Marquand

You've talked about the Irwins.

You've interviewed the Irwins.

I mean, obviously with Robert Irwin going absolutely next level global in the last six months, you know, with his role on Dancing with the Stars in the U.S.,

I think with Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, the huge success of Wuthering Heights, but also the fact that that source material, this iconic British novel, the leads being played as Margot and Jacob have said many times, not only from people from Queensland, but they're not in Brisbane, like they're from out of that.

So I live in Sydney.

and wanted to ask you how it feels being in Queensland at the moment, hence me making you spokesperson for Queensland.

That really rings true.

And, you know, I once described Sydney as being like a beautiful woman who'd gotten used to coasting by on her looks, meaning code for we kind of need some infrastructure in Sydney.

It goes, woohoo, yes, we have not enough public transport or places to live and it's the most insanely expensive place, but it's pretty.

Look at the harbour and the harbour bridge and

And the Opera House.

Anyway, so I love that we both had analogies.

My final question to you, Fran, was when I interviewed Trent Dalton last year, I asked him as an acclaimed interviewer what his first question would have been.

And so I decided that I had to ask him my own questions, damn it.

But maybe I could put you on the spot for the last question.

Is there anything that you would ask yourself, Frances Whiting, the interviewer, that hasn't been asked of Frances Whiting, the interview subject today that we should cover off before we say goodbye?

Well, it's too good a question not to be answered.

So can I ask you?

That was beautifully asked and beautifully answered, Frances Whiting.

Look, congratulations on your novel.