{"product_id":"margaret-are-you-leaving-dianne-yarwood-9780733648069","title":"Margaret, Are You Leaving?","description":"\u003cp\u003e'What a gift Dianne Yarwood is to Australian literature. Margaret, Are You Leaving? is powerful and poignant ... devastating and tender' SUZANNE DO, author of The Golden Sister\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Such a warm, generous, uplifting book. Full of heart and wisdom, emotionally sharp and funny in a very human way' EMMA PEI YIN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A tender and true story about friendship and families lost and found' Good Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An extraordinary story of mothers and daughters ... reveals the human condition in all its flawed glory' KYRA GEDDES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An irresistible story of family, friendship and community, of mothers and daughters and bonds that time and tragedy cannot erase. Beautiful and heart-rending, it asks that most profound of questions: was I loved?' TRISH BOLTON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn uplifting and life-affirming novel about family lost and found from the author of Australian bestseller The Wakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSydney, 2001. Now in her forties, Maggie Reid has built a good life for herself, surrounded by good people. She has an adorable but needy dog and a new relationship. She has tried hard to leave her painful past behind her, but when her beloved brother Lucas calls with news of their adopted mother's death, he also delivers a bombshell about Maggie's birth mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins an uncertain, bumpy journey to trace her mother's identity, a quest that brings fresh heartbreak but also unexpected joy. Maggie's spent her whole life leaving, but now, for the first time, will she feel like staying?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply empathetic, uncommonly witty and wise, Margaret, Are You Leaving? celebrates the messiness of family and the beauty of life in all its heartache and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Thoughtful and quietly affecting, Margaret, Are You Leaving? is an earnest tribute to relationships of all kinds - mothers, friends, lovers, pets - and will resonate with readers of Charlotte Wood's The Weekend' Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Dianne Yarwood's debut   novel, The Wakes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An   insightful, emotionally intelligent writer . . . her book is like a warm   embrace' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   'Heartfelt, funny, uplifting' The Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   'Few people can write about food and heartbreak like Nora Ephron - that   was until Dianne Yarwood . . . comfort food for your mind' Harper's   Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny,   moving, tender and wise' LIANE MORIARTY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   'An uplifting novel about how the joy of living can be found in the most   unexpected places' The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   'A delectable fusion of comedy, hope, loss, and great food' Weekend   Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dianne Yarwood","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48562365956339,"sku":"9780733648069","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/margaret-are-you-leaving.jpg?v=1771812267","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/margaret-are-you-leaving-dianne-yarwood-9780733648069","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}