Jillian Brannock

About The Author

Jillian Brannock is a former university academic specialising in European history. She has been published widely and works as a freelance writer and radio presenter. Commissioned to write Rex Backhaus-Smith: An Artist’s Journey (Watson & Co., 2008), she has since produced and presented over 300 episodes of The History Show for the Australian Community Radio Network, recognised with a Federal Government incentive grant.

Her essay ‘Hannah Arendt and the Banality of Evil’ appeared in Quadrant (2024), and her short fiction was longlisted for the Fabel International Short Story Award. A member of the Hobart Military Studies Group, she lectures on terrorism, military intelligence, and political assassination.

Dear Father is her debut novel.
 

Books by Jillian Brannock

Dear Father

The Spark of an Uprising

By Jillian Brannock
A gripping thriller of belief and betrayal – where the need to belong becomes a dangerous faith.

When Daniel’s father disappears, the world tilts. His mother retreats into silence, concealing a past Daniel barely understands. Years later, searching for meaning, he’s drawn to a man who cal...
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