Renowned author to visit Portland

Published on 18 March 2024

Fiona Lowe’s been described as the undisputed queen of Australian small town fiction and now she’s coming to Glenelg Shire to talk about her latest novel.

Geelong-based Fiona, pictured, will be the star of the first Glenelg Libraries author event of 2024 at the Portland Library on Monday, 8 April.

The author of dozens of novels set around the world, and the recipient of Australian and US literary awards, she is here to talk about and sign copies of her latest book, The Accident, a gripping and thought-provoking new mystery from the master of the moral dilemma.

Freya thought she could relax when Ryan's best mate Jamie got engaged to her best friend Hannah. Two couples, four friends - what could be better than that? But a day before the wedding Freya's torn between keeping the peace or blowing it up. Hannah's perfect wedding is hours away and she's daydreaming of a honeymoon in Tahiti and starting the family she longs for when she hears the first-responder sirens. Is it a grass fire? Worse? And why aren't Ryan or Jamie answering their phones?

When a car veers off the road with devastating consequences, a small town is left reeling. As disturbing details surrounding the accident emerge and questions pile up, ugly secrets rise to the surface.

Fiona Lowe has been a midwife, a sexual health counsellor and a family support worker; an ideal career for an author who writes novels about family and relationships.

She spent her early years in Papua New Guinea where reading set up a lifelong love of books.

Fiona writes books that are authentic to Australians: they feature real people facing difficult choices and explore how family ties and relationships impact on their decisions.

Details

Portland Library

Monday 8 April

11am – 12.30pm

FREE event, finger food lunch included

Bookings preferred, phone 5522 2265 or message the Glenelg Libraries Facebook page