"[Byrski] has gained an enormous following of women hungry for stories that reflect their lives" Australian Women's Weekly Book of the Month
From the bestselling author of A Month of Sundays, with new novel At the End of the Day out now.
When Heather Delaney is injured in a shocking act of violence, her life is thrown off course. Struggling to return to work, she is haunted by the incident. Was it random or personal? Will they try again?
Heather is not the only one who is rocked by the attack. Her brother, Adam, and his second wife, Jill, already juggling the demands of work and pre-teen children, find their marriage is straining at the seams. Adam disappears into his music while Jill attempts to keep all the balls in the air. Shaun, Heather's offsider, young, loyal and ambitious, questions his relationship; Diane, an office volunteer, can't stop the bitterness pouring out after a mid-life divorce; and Heather's aunt, Barbara, is about to have her peaceful rural retirement disrupted by conflicting loyalties.
Then along comes Heather's old flame, Ellis. Romantic, flamboyant, determined to recapture the past and take control of the future, he seems to have all the answers. But can it really be that easy?
PRAISE FOR LIZ BYRSKI
"Her plots and characters get stronger with each book" The Sydney Morning Herald
"Liz Byrski has a guaranteed cheer squad for her novels which champion...women taking charge of their life and growing old creatively" Daily Telegraph
Fans of Monica McInerney, Liane Moriarty and Joanna Trollope will love Liz Byrski.
Author Information
Liz Byrski is a novelist, non-fiction writer, former journalist and ABC broadcaster, with more that fifty years experience in the British and Australian media. She is the author of ten bestselling novels, including Gang of Four, Family Secrets, The Woman Next Door, and her most recent release, A Month of Sundays. She is also the author of a dozen non-fiction books including the popular memoir, Remember Me; Getting On: Some Thoughts on Women and Ageing and In Love and War: Nursing Heroes.
Liz's books have been published in the UK, France and Germany and her articles and essays have appeared in national and international publications. She has won several awards for her work as a print and radio journalist. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University.
Liz was born in London in 1944 and lived in England until 1981, when she moved to Western Australia with her family. She now lives close to Fremantle and enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, writing, movies, swimming and walking her dog.
Liz Byrski publications
Novels
A Month of Sundays, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018
The Woman Next Door, Pan Macmillan Australia 2016
Family Secrets, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2014
In the Company of Strangers, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2012
Last Chance Café, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2011
Bad Behaviour, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2009
Trip of a Lifetime, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2007
Belly Dancing for Beginners, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006
Food, Sex and Money, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005
Gang of Four, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2004
Nonfiction
In Love and War: Nursing Heroes, Fremantle Press, 2015
Getting On: Some Thoughts on Women and Ageing, Momentum Books, 2012
Remember Me, Fremantle Press, 2001
Speaking Out: Australian Women Talk About Success, New Holland, 1999.
Western Australia: Land of Contrasts, New Holland, 1998
The Way Ahead: Prominent Australians talk about the future of our nation, New Holland, 1998
Spectacular Australian Sea Rescues, New Holland, 1997
Facing Cancer: Searching for solutions, Collins, 1989
Under the Influence: Growing up in alcoholic families, Collins Dove,1988
Pills, Potions, People: Understanding the drug problem, Collins Dove,1986
Workwise: Getting a job and starting out, Nelson,1985
Behind the Bedroom Door, Veritas, 1985
Anthologies
'Everyday Sadness', Women of a Certain Age. Eds. Skoda, M. Mofatt, J. Sullivan, S. Freemantle Press, 2018.
'The Maiden Aunts', Purple Prose: Australian women writers talk about the colour purple. Eds. Byrski, L. & Robertson, R. Fremantle Press, 2016.
'Friendship - In Several Painful Lessons', Just Between Us: Australian writers tell the truth about female friendship, Eds: Linden M, Sved M, Neiman C, Scott M, Kon-yu N, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2013.
'Introduction', Summer Lovin', Fremantle Press, 2013
'Introduction', Sunscreen and Lipstick, Fremantle Press, 2012.
'The Man Who Wasn't There', Lines in the Sand, Eds: Van Loon J & Phillips G, Fellowship of Australian Writers, WA, 2008
'Remember Me?', Single Woman of a Certain Age, Ed: Ganahl J,
Indian Ocean Publishing, San Francisco, 2005
Book chapters
'Feminism, Fiction and the Phoney War on Ageing', Ageing, Popular Culture and Contemporary Feminism, Eds: Whelehan I & Gwynne J, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
'Co-Dependent: Is That What I Am?', Perspectives on Addiction, Eds. Celia Wilkinson & Bill Saunders. William Montgomery Pty. Ltd. 1996
Refereed journal articles
'Emotional labour as war work: women up close and personal with McIndoe's guinea pigs', Women's History Review, 21:3, July, Routledge, 2012
'Getting noticed: representing older women in Australian popular fiction', Australian Studies Journal, Vol. I, 2010