When We Become Strangers: How Loneliness Leaks into Our Lives, and What We Can Do about It

Writer, teacher and publisher Maggie Hamilton gives regular talks, lectures and workshops throughout Australia and New Zealand; writes for magazines; and is a keen observer of social trends. She has a Masters in English Literature, a passion for the art of living meaningfully, and is a regular media commentator.

Christopher Brown is an Australian actor and director who has worked consistently on stage and screen for nearly two decades since graduating from Melbourne’s VCA Drama School. Some of his television credits include lead roles in Sit Down Shut Up, High Flyers and Shortland Street and guest roles in Lowdown, Rush, Satisfaction, City Homicide, Blue Heelers and Stingers. His film roles include an award-winning performance as the lead role in the New Zealand feature film Orphans and Angels.