The Wakes

By: Dianne Yarwood

Narrated by: Melissa Madden Gray

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

'Warm and profound. I can't wait for everyone to read it' SALLY HEPWORTH

'An insightful, emotionally intelligent writer . . . her book is like a warm embrace' The Times

'An uplifting novel about friendship, death and how the joy of living can be found in the most unexpected places' Guardian

This is a story about Clare, Louisa and Chris. And sometimes Paul, and less often, Beth. It is most certainly not about frittatas (a terrible concession), and more to do with lemon tart (a perfect contrast of textures).

It is about what to do when your husband tells you that he doesn't love you anymore. And what to do when your wife leaves you after too many rounds of IVF. It's about helping your new friend with her funeral catering business, and discovering that, sometimes, the most unlikely of pairings are the very, very best. It is about food that is outrageously good and comforting to sad people. And, for once, not being sensible, and throwing away everything you know.

Catering, like life, doesn't always go according to plan, and as Clare, Louisa and Chris's stories become more intertwined, they will learn that life will always manage to break in to remind you of just how good it can be.

This is a book about living. After all, the thing about death is that it makes life important.

'So warm and poignant and sweetly funny. I loved it' JACQUELINE MALEY

'A celebration of what it means to be alive, and the joy of finding friendship where you least expect it . . . explores the messiness of middle age with warmth, humanity and wry humour, as well as fiction's most delicious lemon tarts! I'd eat this book if I could' JOANNA NELL

©2023 Dianne Yarwood (P)2023 Hachette Australia Audio