The Windfall: Family grudges, secrets and betrayals, the new absorbing mystery from the bestselling author of The Accident and The Drowning, perfect for reader of Liane Moriarty
About this ebook
A stroke of good luck turns into a nightmare...
Amelia Schofield has been living the high life as a fashion and make-up influencer, but when her footballer husband dies in suspicious circumstances her life changes dramatically. Hunted by the press and trolled on social media, she loses her lucrative sponsorship deals and her so-called friends. Broke and isolated, she is forced to move with her young son to a remote Victorian town to lay low and start over.
When Amelia discovers cash and a valuable necklace hidden inside her op-shop couch, she's delighted with the unexpected windfall, but the joy is short-lived. Soon she finds herself enmeshed in a decades-old family feud that exposes lost love, lies and betrayals. But that's nothing compared to the danger she faces when she unwittingly disturbs a much darker and more sinister crime ...
PRAISE FOR FIONA LOWE:
'Fiona is a dab hand at documenting small-town quirks and everything ... has a ring of deep authenticity.' -- Australian Country on The Drowning
'No one does dysfunctional families quite like Fiona Lowe. A terrific read.' - Cassie Hamer, author of The Stranger at the Table on The Drowning
'Lowe excels at writing about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And she does it here with finesse. The Accident is a gripping read, and an excellent choice for book clubs.' - Weekend Australian, Notable Books
About the author
FIONA LOWE has been a midwife, a sexual health counsellor and a family support worker; an ideal career for an author who writes novels about family and relationships. She spent her early years in Papua New Guinea where, without television, reading was the entertainment and it set up a lifelong love of books. Authentically Australian, her stories are often triggered by a secret or a mystery, and they explore the themes of family, community and second chances. Described as gripping, thought-provoking, heart-warming and ultimately uplifting, Lowe's books have been praised for their emotional depth. She is the recipient of the prestigious USA RITA award and two Australian RuBY awards. When she's not writing stories, she's a distracted wife, a sage to two adult sons, a rail trail cyclist, a volunteer in her community, and a newly addicted homecrafts 'show' entrant. She is often found collapsed on the couch with wine, knitting and her latest love, an audio book. You can find her at her website, fionalowe.com, and on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.