Author Talk with Dianne Yarwood

Join bestselling Australian author Dianne Yarwood, discussing her new novel “Margaret, Are You Leaving?” at Penrith City Library for Library and Information Week. 

The session costs $5 per person and is best suited for adults. Register for the author talk with Dianne Yarwood. 

Purchase books from the pop-up bookstore at the event and have them signed by the author. 

Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be provided. 

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment for all. If you require any accommodations to attend this event, please contact 02 4732 7891. 

About Margaret, Are You Leaving?

Margaret, Are You Leaving? is an uplifting and life-affirming novel about family lost and found from the author of Australian bestseller The Wakes. 

Sydney, 2001. Now in her 40s, Maggie Reid has built a good life for herself, surrounded by good people. She has an adorable but needy dog and a new relationship. She has tried hard to leave her painful past behind her, but when her beloved brother Lucas calls with news of their adopted mother's death, he also delivers a bombshell about Maggie's birth mother. 

So begins an uncertain, bumpy journey to trace her mother's identity, a quest that brings fresh heartbreak but also unexpected joy. Maggie's spent her whole life leaving, but now, for the first time, will she feel like staying? 

About Dianne Yarwood

Author Dianne Yarwood grew up in Newcastle and worked in accounting and corporate advisory in Sydney and London. She also nurtured a love for cooking and reading.

At the age of 40, with 3 young children, she became very ill and her life was saved by an emergency doctor. This brush with mortality gave her the courage to do what she's always wanted to do - write. Her first novel, The Wakes, was an Australian bestseller.