Best selling author set to visit local library

Fiona Lowe to unveil her latest novel in Mount Gambier

It was the birth of her first child that prompted Fiona Lowe to write her first novel and almost 20 books later she is continuing to weave enthralling stories that capture the reader from the first to the last page.

Her latest offering is The Money Club and Fiona will be on hand at the Mount Gambier Library on Wednesday, May 24, at 7pm for an author event.

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 without television, reading was the entertainment and it set up a lifelong love of books. One of her first teenage rebellions was refusing to go on a hike with her parents because she was halfway through Gone with the Wind.

As an adult, Fiona read her way around the world always trying to read a book that related to where she was at the time; the Brontes in Yorkshire, Jane Austen in Bath, The Godfather in Italy, Michener in Hawaii and so the list goes on.

Her most recent release – The Money Club – will be in the spotlight at the May 24 event as the bestselling Australian author unveils her gripping exploration of modern greed as it unpicks the moral quagmire of those who trade on the bonds of their closest friendships and family for money.

Izzy Harrington’s fiance is a successful entrepreneur and everyone’s friend, but today she’s waiting for him to get home so she can tell him they’re over. Except Brad never arrives.

Instead, three angry men knock on the door and insist on talking to Brad. When the police arrive asking difficult questions and demanding to see his passport, Izzy’s packed suitcases suddenly take on a whole new meaning.

Brad’s disappearance sends ripples through their small town and a furious mob camps on Izzy’s lawn desperate to recover their losses. They have Izzy in their crosshairs, determined to make her pay for Brad’s audacious con.

As the search intensifies, conflicting clues emerge. Clues that suggest no one really knew Brad - least of all Izzy.

This is a FREE event with books available for sale and signing on the night.

Book your placed online at https://bit.ly/3oy6Y4t or by calling (08)8721 2540.