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After the Party

By: Cassie Hamer
Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley
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Publisher's summary

"After The Party forces the reader to confront uncomfortable questions like, How far would you go to protect a child? How clear is the line between right and wrong? And, what does it truly mean to be a good mother?" (Mamamia)

Be careful what you wish for....

Lisa Wheeldon has a lovely life. Wife to a gorgeous husband, Scott, and a devoted mother to two small daughters, the former accountant has everything she wants—except a third child. But the universe has a strange way of providing.

On the surface, Ava's fifth birthday party seems the ideal opportunity for Lisa to meet her daughter's new kindergarten friends—all 32 of them! But from beginning to end, the day is a complete nightmare, capped off by the discovery of a little girl hiding in the Wheeldon's backyard. At first, Lisa reasons that Ellie's mum is running late. But when they open a gift from the mysterious little girl, it becomes clear her mother has no intention of returning at all....

What sort of mother abandons her child? And why has she chosen the Wheeldons?

Together, Lisa and her sister Jamie launch their own efforts to find the missing mum, a journey that will force Lisa to face her past, Jamie to confront her future, and see both embroiled with angry exes, pragmatic fortune-tellers, Russian mobsters, and a hyena pack of yummy mummies.

A journey that will force Lisa to rethink all she knows about being a good mother.

Liane Moriarty meets Marian Keyes with a touch of Christos Tsiolkas' The Slap in this hilarious, touching, and clever novel that asks what wouldn't you do to save a child?

PRAISE FOR AFTER THE PARTY

"Everything I love in a novel—jam-packed with intrigue and humour—After the Party will keep you turning the pages into the early hours." (Best-selling Australian author Rachael Johns)

"A light-hearted and heart-warming story about parenting, marriage, and family.... I can see it being passed from sister to sister, or from girlfriend to girlfriend, with a knowing look, an exasperated sigh and a genuine giggle." (Cass Moriarty, best-selling author of The Promise Seed and Parting Words)

©2019 Cassie Hamer (P)2019 HarperAudio

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