Join us for an evening with Eleanor Limprecht, who will discuss her fifth book, Cul-de-sac. She will be in conversation with Five Dock Librarian, Gayatri Krishnamurthy.

About the author

Eleanor Limprecht is an author and creative writing teacher based in Sydney. Born and raised in the US, Germany and Pakistan, she is the author of What Was Left (2013), Long Bay (2015), The Passengers (2018) and The Coast (2022). Her short fiction, essays and reviews have been widely published. Her latest novel, Cul-de-Sac, will be published by Ultimo Press in September 2026.

About the book

Jacquie appears to have the perfect life in the suburbs of Northern Virginia: a successful husband, two children, and a beautiful home. But behind closed doors, her husband's controlling behaviour has left her trapped.

A visit to her mother’s alpaca farm on the South Coast of New South Wales gives Jacquie the clarity to escape. But when her husband threatens her with international parental abduction charges, she faces an impossible choice: return to the life she fled or risk everything to protect her children.

How far will a mother go to save her family?

Praise for the book

‘Tense, propulsive and deeply affecting.’ — Shankari Chandran, bestselling and award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.

‘From its first pages, this book gripped me and would not let go… Clear your schedule before starting this finely observed and impossibly taut book. My read of the year!’ — Hayley Scrivenor, internationally bestselling author of Dirt Town and Girl Falling.

‘Limprecht is a master of tension and control’ — Rick Morton, author of One Hundred Years of Dirt and Mean Streak.

About the event

5:30pm - Light refreshments

6-7pm - Author talk

7-7:30pm - Book sales and signing

Contact the host of Author Talk: Eleanor Limprecht