Tara Moss

Novelist
BIRTHDAY
October 2,1973
Birthplace
Canada
Age
48 years old
Birth Sign
Libra
BIRTHDAY
October 2,1973 (age 48)
Birthplace
Canada

About

Famous for Covet (2004), Assassin (2012), Hit (2006), and several other crime novels featuring the protagonist Makedde Vanderwall, she is also well known for her bestselling memoir The Fictional Woman (2014).

Before Fame

During her teen years, she pursued an international modeling career. She began her literary career in her twenties, publishing her debut novel, Fetish, in 1999.

Trivia

Also a journalist and television host, she presented the popular television programs Tough Nuts - Australia's Hardest Criminals, Tara Moss in Conversation and Tara Moss Investigates.

Family Life

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, to a family of Dutch heritage, she later settled in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her first two marriages were to Martin Legge and Mark Pennell; with her third husband, Berndt Sellheim, she has a daughter named Sapphira.

Associated With

She and fellow writer Thomas Brezina both became UNICEF Ambassadors.