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Fifty is the new forty

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WELCOME TO THE LIVES of Australian women in their fifties. Liz Byrski’s novel of three convent school girls renewing their friendship forty years on has delighted readers with its perfect portrayal of contemporary life.

Following the death of her husband, Bonnie moves back to Australia after decades in Europe. She soon realises it will take more than adjusting the amount of make-up she wears to fit back in. Along with her friends Fran and Sylvia, she decides to open The Boatshed—a combined restaurant, gallery and shop. It’s an enormous undertaking that has an unexpected impact; not just on them, but on the lives of their families and those around them.

Liz Byrski writes about older women in such a way that every reader, regardless of age or gender, starts identifying with her engaging and inspiring characters. Her latest novel, Bellydancing for Beginners, is also available.

Learn more about Liz Byrski and her books at www.lizbyrski.com.au

About the Author

Liz Byrski

Liz Byrski is a writer and broadcaster with more than 40 years experience in the British and Australian media. She is the author of eleven non-fiction books and three novels, and her work has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines.

In the nineties Liz was a broadcaster and executive producer with ABC Radio in Perth and later an advisor to a minister in the Western Australian State Government; she now lectures in Professional and Creative Writing at Curtin University of Technology in Perth.

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