Imprint
- Hachette Australia
- Hachette Australia
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
A compelling novel about a regular, dysfunctional family and the secrets they live with, for anyone who has ever been confused by those they hold dearest. From the author of the critically acclaimed TOM HOUGHTON.
'one of this year's most anticipated local releases' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'compelling first novel' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'tightly crafted' THE AGE
Life isn't meant to be planned, it's meant to be lived.
Maggie Apperton has always been a busy wife and mother. It suited her. She had never wanted to stop and really listen, to her children or her husband . . . or herself.
With the sudden death of her husband, Marcus, Maggie realises she doesn't know the adults her children have become. Her son, Patrick, has told his mother a little about his life in the city - but only the basics. Her daughter, Isabel, writes regularly, but her letters from Paris are polite and businesslike, revealing nothing.
As Maggie, Isabel and Patrick come together to say goodbye to Marcus, long-guarded secrets begin to surface. In confronting the past, the bonds of family are stretched to breaking point. They each must learn to listen and forgive, before it is too late.
If you loved the movie THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU or Lian Moriarty's THE HUSBAND'S SECRET, you will love PICTURES OF US.
Now featuring the first chapter of Todd's exciting new book, TOM HOUGHTON.
Praise for Picture Of Us
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tightly crafted - The Age
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One of this year's most anticipated local releases. - The Sunday Telegraph
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compelling first novel - Weekend Australian
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PICTURES OF US will engage anyone who has ever been intrigued or confused by their own family - Travelink
Todd Alexander
Todd Alexander is the bestselling author of the memoirs Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga, You've Got to Be Kidding: A Shedload of Wine and a Farm Full of Goats and Over The Hill & Up The Wall. Helga was nominated for three book industry awards and was voted by readers as one of the Top 25 Australian books of the year. Todd is also the author of two novels, Pictures of Us and Tom Houghton, which he's adapting for the screen. Todd is also working with Enjoy Entertainment to adapt Helga for screen. Before his tree change to the Hunter Valley in 2012, Todd spent six years as a bookseller and head office buyer, was a director and media spokesperson for eBay, and the author of seven internet how-to guides, many of them bestsellers. These days, Todd can usually be found in the paddock with his goats, sheep and pig, perfecting recipes or jotting down observations to help people see the funny side to life. Jeff more or less spends every waking hour in the worst house on the worst street . . . and only lets Todd help if he brings the right attitude along.
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