Vanessa McCausland High Tea

Join local Sydney author Vanessa McCausland for a high tea of scones, sandwiches, bubbly and sweets to celebrate the release of The Lost Summers of Driftwood, a story of lost loves, rekindled passions, tragedy and betrayal set against the backdrop of an idyllic south coast town.  

If you're looking for a perfect Christmas gift, why not give that special someone a combo high tea & book ticket?!

About the Book

Phoebe's life has fallen apart and there's only one place left to go. Alone and adrift after a failed marriage proposal, she flees Sydney to her family's abandoned holiday cottage.

On the slow-moving river Phoebe is confronted with the legacy of her older sister's suicide, a year before. Why did Karin leave a note written in flowers and walk into the water?

Phoebe's childhood love, Jez, has moved back to the beautiful old house, Driftwood, one jetty down. He's married now and the home has become a refuge for an unlikely little community.

As the river begins to give up its secrets, Phoebe finds herself caught up in old feelings and new mysteries.

The Lost Summers of Driftwood is a story of lost loves, rekindled passions, tragedy and betrayal set against the backdrop of an idyllic south coast town.

Praise

"Like the slow-moving river that flows through the story, this compelling mystery will creep up on you and pull you in." -  Josephine Moon.  

"Pure reading pleasure! Evocatively written and with beautifully realised characters whose loves and losses play out against a lush and mysterious backdrop, I kept turning the pages, desperate to know what would happen, but also wishing it would never end." - Cassie Hamer, author of After the Party.

About the Author

Vanessa McCausland studied English and Australian literature at The University of Sydney. She has worked as a journalist for 17 years including as a news and medical reporter for The Daily Telegraph and entertainment reporter for mX Newspaper. Her work has appeared in news.com.au, mamamia, body+soul, whimn.com.au and she's currently a weekend editor at kidspot.com.au. 

Vanessa lives in Sydney with her husband and daughter.