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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- When Jessica Weston was doing her student research on the local lyrebirds of the Barrington Tops, she recorded a song that included the chilling sound of a woman begging for her life. The police dismissed her concerns after a cursory investigation – but twenty years later a body is found where Jessica reported the sound. The woman is identified as a nanny employed by a high-flying businesswoman, but who was thought to have returned to the Philippines all those years ago. One of the police on the initial inquiry is called back from retirement to work on the case, and she and Jessica come together to find out what happened – but of course, they will discover more than they bargained for...
Well written and compelling, with a dash of environmental concern to add to the pacy plot. Lindy
Jane Caro AM is a Walkley award winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, feminist, public education activist and social commentator. She was also awarded the B&T Women in Media Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Once upon a time, she was also a multi-award-winning advertising copywriter and an academic. These days, when not tweeting up a storm to her 190,000+ followers, she is a full-time writer, novelist, speaker, MC and TV, radio and media pundit. She has published thirteen books, including the bestselling novel The Mother. Lyrebird is her second novel for adults.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- When Jessica Weston was doing her student research on the local lyrebirds of the Barrington Tops, she recorded a song that included the chilling sound of a woman begging for her life. The police dismissed her concerns after a cursory investigation – but twenty years later a body is found where Jessica reported the sound. The woman is identified as a nanny employed by a high-flying businesswoman, but who was thought to have returned to the Philippines all those years ago. One of the police on the initial inquiry is called back from retirement to work on the case, and she and Jessica come together to find out what happened – but of course, they will discover more than they bargained for...
Well written and compelling, with a dash of environmental concern to add to the pacy plot. Lindy
