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Ilsa Evans
Ilsa Evans is the author of sixteen books across several genres, including the bestselling Broken and also the Nell Forrest Murder Mysteries.
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family baggage
Things you might be surprised to find when cleaning out your deceased mother’s house:
a secret diary
a family mystery
a new lease on life.
Grief-stricken middle-aged sisters George, Kat and Annie give themselves a week to pack up their childhood home and divide their mother’s belongings. Beloved items are contested: an Eames chair, a collection of war medals, a learn-to-read book. The sisters – bossy Kat, mediator George and petulant Annie – are hampered by sibling rivalry, the prickly demands of their own offspring, the needs of their disabled younger brother and, in George’s case, the after-effects of a spot of adultery.
The discovery of a decades’ old diary divides the women further: not only do they learn what their mother really thought of them, they learn that she had a life entirely of her own. They are not the family they thought they were – and their mother was so much more than she seemed. This revelation might be the key to George’s freedom …
Other Books
The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer
Two grandmothers, a great-grandmother, a mini-schnauzer, and a four-year old girl – on the run across country Victoria. An unusual abduction indeed. So how far would you go the protect a child?
Dastardly Deeds
It was supposed to be the holiday of a lifetime …
When Nell Forrest’s life hits a speed bump (which is most definitely not a midlife crisis) a cruise around the Mediterranean seems like just the ticket. Unfortunately, that’s an idea shared by her mother, her ex-husband, his new partner, and a police detective with whom Nell has a stormy history.
Forbidden Fruit
Planting a tree in the backyard doesn’t usually unearth the remains of a former resident. But now amateur sleuth Nell Forrest has the police on her doorstep, a television crew next door, and once again she’s in the middle of a murder investigation.
Ill-Gotten Gains
The country town of Majic is about to celebrate a milestone. It’s been 150 years since the founding father, Petar Majic, rode into the bush after a liquid lunch, vowing to build a house at whatever spot he reached by sunset.
Reviews
The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer is a heartfelt and thought-provoking read, which will appeal to lovers of family dramas while also providing some laughs along the way
– Weekend Australian
A heartfelt and very witty novel that explores in an entertaining, and occasionally amusing way, some very real and poignant issues in today’s society. Recommended.
– Canberra Weekly
A compelling read that is hard to pin down to one genre, as it is entertaining whilst touching on serious themes … It’s great to see older female protagonists absolutely lead this novel and shake it up