'What a gift Dianne Yarwood is to Australian literature. Margaret, Are You Leaving? is powerful and poignant ... devastating and tender' SUZANNE DO, author of The Golden Sister
'Such a warm, generous, uplifting book. Full of heart and wisdom, emotionally sharp and funny in a very human way' EMMA PEI YIN
'An extraordinary story of mothers and daughters ... reveals the human condition in all its flawed glory' KYRA GEDDES
'An irresistible story of family, friendship and community, of mothers and daughters and bonds that time and tragedy cannot erase. Beautiful and heart-rending, it asks that most profound of questions: was I loved?' TRISH BOLTON
An uplifting and life-affirming novel about family lost and found from the author of Australian bestseller The Wakes.
Sydney, 2001. Now in her forties, Maggie Reid has built a good life for herself, surrounded by good people. She has an adorable but needy dog and a new relationship. She has tried hard to leave her painful past behind her, but when her beloved brother Lucas calls with news of their adopted mother's death, he also delivers a bombshell about Maggie's birth mother.
So begins an uncertain, bumpy journey to trace her mother's identity, a quest that brings fresh heartbreak but also unexpected joy. Maggie's spent her whole life leaving, but now, for the first time, will she feel like staying?
Deeply empathetic, uncommonly witty and wise, Margaret, Are You Leaving? celebrates the messiness of family and the beauty of life in all its heartache and wonder.
'Thoughtful and quietly affecting, Margaret, Are You Leaving? is an earnest tribute to relationships of all kinds - mothers, friends, lovers, pets - and will resonate with readers of Charlotte Wood's The Weekend' Books+Publishing
Praise for Dianne Yarwood's debut
novel, The Wakes:
'An
insightful, emotionally intelligent writer . . . her book is like a warm
embrace' The Times
'Heartfelt, funny, uplifting' The Australian Women's Weekly
'Few people can write about food and heartbreak like Nora Ephron - that
was until Dianne Yarwood . . . comfort food for your mind' Harper's
Bazaar
'Funny,
moving, tender and wise' LIANE MORIARTY
'An uplifting novel about how the joy of living can be found in the most
unexpected places' The Guardian
'A delectable fusion of comedy, hope, loss, and great food' Weekend
Australian
Heartfelt
. . . blends humour with poignant reflections on life and death' Better
Homes & Gardens
