AustLit

'Brady Harcourt has returned to his hometown three years after the death of his wife, Scarlett. The mystery surrounding her last days haunts him. He feels disconnected from his fifteen year old daughter, Ebony and hopes for a new relationship, but ‘home’ isn’t the same. His mother has Alzheimer's and doesn't know who he is half the time. His father isn't talking - about anything. Ebony starts taking off on late night bike-riding adventures with a fiery piece named Jenna, stirring up the locals and getting into trouble with the police. Ebony decides her father has lost the plot - a seachange? There are so many questions. Why is he so upset when she finds her mother’s ruby ring? Is he hiding something? Brady meets Emma - his mother’s nurse who seems determined to misunderstand everything he does. If only he didn’t find the blonde beauty so irresistible. His attempts to protect Ebony unravel. Can he face the past and reconnect with her before it’s too late? And has life brought him a second chance at love?' (publication blurb)

'Every third Wednesday we meet. Every third Wednesday we attempt to hone our craft. Stretching beyond rhyme, metre and description to tanka, cento, haiku, and abecedarium while we sip frothy cappuccinos, or perhaps indulge in cake, we go on a journey. When the blending of our words seems like rubbish, we laugh. When they fall flat, we groan and move on. Every now and then, someone will read a poem and we all sit still, poised in silent surrender to the soaring of our spirits and we are grateful for the places that poetry takes us.' (Publication summary)