Author Talks
Ben’s Book Club
Join best-selling author Ben Hobson in conversation with author Jane Caro AM to discuss her latest novel ‘The Mother’. Jane Caro AM is a Walkley Award-winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, broadcaster, advertising writer, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator.
During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a well-rounded bookish discussion.
Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club hosted by author Ben Hobson – brought to you by OverDrive. We welcome guests to join us the fourth Tuesday of each month to engage and interact with authors from all genres. Access each event via the Zoom link posted online here.
This month’s featured title, ‘The Mother’.
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About the title
Just like the garden, the fuse box, the bills, bin night and blown light bulbs, this was just something else she’d now have to take care of herself.
Recently widowed, Miriam Duffy is a respectable North Shore real estate agent and devoted mother and grandmother. She was thrilled when her younger daughter Ally married her true love, but as time goes by Miriam wonders whether all is well with Ally, as she moves to the country and gradually withdraws, finding excuses every time Miriam offers to visit. Their relationship has always had its ups and downs, and Miriam tries to give her daughter the distance she so clearly wants. But is all as it seems?
When the truth of her daughter’s situation is revealed, Miriam watches in disbelief as Ally and her children find themselves increasingly vulnerable and cut off from the world. As the situation escalates and the law proves incapable of protecting them, Miriam is faced with an unthinkable decision. But she will do anything for the people she loves most in the world. Wouldn’t you?
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Join best-selling author Ben Hobson in conversation with author Jane Caro AM to discuss her latest novel ‘The Mother’.
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