About George

George immigrated with his parents to Australia from Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists. Born in Serbia of Russian parents, he went to Lithgow High, and then took a B.Eng. from UNSW in Sydney. While working for an air-conditioning company, both in Sydney and the USA, his childhood love of literature led him to do a B.A. at Sydney Uni.

His love of creative writing started him in the long process of scribbling. Blissfully unaware of the complexity of the process, he sat down and wrote a 300,000+ word historical novel. His parents originally hailed from Russia, so not surprisingly, the protagonist in that story is a Russian. She was one of the early women surgeons battling for recognition in a man’s world. George is still revising and editing this magnum opus that will see print one day. 

Two more books later, he embarked on what is now his favourite project – an Australian family saga novel. There’s been a lot in the news and in various documentaries about Jewish Holocaust survivors who have amassed fortunes to top the Forbes billionaires list. But no fictional rendition of an example. In The Unexpected Heiress, George believes, he has faithfully depicted one such character and his family. To sharpen the focus, he has chosen (yet again) a female protagonist, as the daughter of such a successful person. And added other characteristics to include the topical subjects of the glass ceiling, sexual orientation and abuse.

George’s years as a corporate manager alerted him to social prejudices in general, and discrimination in particular. It provided a fuel to these issues in his writing. In his novels, he hopes to inspire people to examine these topics, while enjoying a good read.

George Mallory