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Is it Happy hour?
By Hayley Saunders
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HAPPY Hour is Australian author Jacquie Byron’s first novel, and it takes us on an amusing, heart-warming journey across some deep themes of grief, loneliness, friendship and love.
Since the tragic death of her husband and soulmate Frank three years ago, Franny Calderwood has deliberately chosen to turn her back on her friends, family, and acquaintances. Franny can’t cope with conversations about Frank, or the pitying looks she receives whenever his name comes up. Instead, she now fills her days with art, cooking, walking her dogs Whisky and Soda, and watching the clock until cocktail hour starts.
Unfortunately for Franny, when the Salerno family move in next door, they also start to move into Franny’s life. Single mum Sallyanne is trying to protect her children from their abusive father, and sullen teenager Dee, and slightly eccentric eight-year-old Josh are not coping very well. Fabulously flamboyant Franny offers a fun escape for the kids, introducing them to a world of art, costume design, and fine food and in Dee’s case, fine liquor.
However, Franny’s tough veneer is close to cracking and underneath is a volcano of sorrow and pain waiting to erupt. As the anniversary of Frank’s death approaches, Franny’s fondness for Happy Hour starts to have serious repercussions for her health and Franny is forced to let friends, old and new, help her process her grief and find a new way forward. To grab your copy head to Berkelouw Books, Eumundi or look online at www.berkelouw.com.au/stores/eumundi
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