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    Book Launch: Sidelines by Karen Viggers

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    Yarra Glen Memorial Hall
    yarra glen, australia
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    We are excited to be joined by Karen Viggers to celebrate the launch of her new book, Sidelines.

    Karen, bestselling author of The Orchardist's Daughter, will join Kylie Ladd for an afternoon of conversation and celebration.

    We look forward to celebrating Karen's new book and hearing her insights.


    Sidelines by Karen Viggers

    When a violent brawl erupts at a suburban junior soccer game, some onlookers are shocked. But others saw it coming. Rivalry, parental pressure, coaching bias, inequity, and many other factors have played a part in turning Saturday mornings into a pressure cooker.

    Thirteen-year-old Audrey is a talented young football player. But does she want to play for Australia or does she just want to please her father, Ben, whose own thwarted sporting career looms large in his ambitions for his daughter? Audrey's mother, Jonica, doesn't know whether to be more concerned about her anxious daughter, her overbearing husband, or the only other girl on the team, Katerina, who is causing trouble on and off the field. And Katerina's mother, Carmen, is so busy looking for opportunities to give Katerina more game time that she fails to notice what is really capturing her daughter's attention. 

    When Griffin, a naturally gifted player with spectacular skills, arrives, the tension within the team reaches boiling point. But who is going to crack first – the parents or the players?

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    Yarra Glen Memorial Hall
    yarra glen, australia
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