Heartfelt thanks go to the men in my life for their love and support, for the research road trips and the story ideas, no matter how outlandish—like being captured by aliens who built the pyramids. To Norm and Sandon, all the love for staying up late and brainstorming with me so I could dig myself out a big plot hole three weeks before deadline (GAH!) and of course to Barton Lowe—Boy Wonder—who is my graphic designer for banners, mugs, business cards and all things fionalowe.com as well as fixer of PowerPoint presentations.

Last but by no means least, a huge thank you to you, my generous readers. The choice of books is enormous and the book budget limited so I appreciate the time and effort you expend on my books. I love meeting you on book tours, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and email. Please sign up to my newsletter at fionalowe.com and sign up to my newsletter at fionalowe.com and stay in touch; your enthusiasm keeps me writing.

About the Author

FIONA LOWE has been a midwife, a sexual health counselor 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, without television, reading was the entertainment and it set up a lifelong love of books. Although she often re-wrote the endings of books in her head, it was the birth of her first child that prompted her to write her first novel. A recipient of the prestigious USA RITA® award and the Australian RuBY award, Fiona writes books that are set in small country towns. They feature real people facing difficult choices and explore how family ties and relationships impact on their decisions.

When she’s not writing stories, she’s a distracted wife, mother of two “ginger” sons, a volunteer in her community, guardian of eighty rose bushes, a slave to a cat, and is often found collapsed on the couch with wine. You can find her at her website, fionalowe.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Goodreads.

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Book Club Questions

BOOK GROUP QUESTIONS

• Fertility is a theme across the novel from the arrival of the first period, through to menopause. Discuss the emotional impact of a monthly period, missing a period, and the loss of them on women’s lives.

• Online dating has replaced the weekly dance/disco/nightclub as a way of meeting people. What are the pitfalls and the positives of online dating? Do you think being “friends with benefits” ever works?

• Experiencing grief can distance us from the life we know by changing our thinking and our emotional responses. What are some strategies to help us connect again?