Julia Leigh is the author of internationally acclaimed novels, The Hunter (1999) and Disquiet (2008). Her film "Sleeping Beauty" was selected for Competition at the Festival de Cannes 2011.
Her most recent work is Avalanche, an autobiography. She lives in Sydney, Australia.
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