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What really lies beneath the idyllic facade of this small town? From 'The Queen' of novels about family and relationships, Geelong best selling author Fiona Lowe.
A picturesque small town, a cosy community garden, a facade of tolerance and acceptance - but when three women with wildly different loyalties come together, what secrets and lies will be revealed? Can such disparate women unite to save the garden and ultimately stop the town from tearing itself apart?
A timely novel exploring prejudice and privilege, from bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe. Geelong based Fiona 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. Previous novels include Just an Ordinary Family, Home Fires and Birthright, to name a few.
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| Mon, Jan 12 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Jan 13 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Wed, Jan 14 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Thu, Jan 15 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Fri, Jan 16 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, Jan 17 | 9:00AM to 1:00PM |
| Sun, Jan 18 | 2:00PM to 5:00PM |
Waurn Ponds Library is located next to LeisureLink aquatic and fitness centre, over the road from Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. The modern building features a children’s area on the ground floor with a semi-outdoor reading deck and family room. The first floor offers flexible areas for reading and study, and large non-fiction and young adult collections. Other features include public access PCs, free WiFi, coffee and vending machines, and a meeting room for community hire. Regular Baby, Toddler and Preschool Story Time sessions are held here.
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
