Join local author Sandie Docker in conversation with Cassie Hamer as they discuss her newest release, The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir.

Sisters Eleanor and Maggie lead the Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir, a sanctuary for women. When Eleanor enters the choir in a competition if offers a chance to make up for lost dreams. Single mom Hannah arrives at Lyrebird Lake seeking a fresh start with her son and shares her angelic voice with the choir.

But when Hannah sings a long-forgotten lullaby it triggers a past trauma of Eleanor's. Will Hannah’s arrival mend old wounds, or will the secret she unknowingly carries tear the sisters apart?

A lyrical, deeply moving story of facing secrets, finding your way back home, and the power of discovering your voice.

Books will be available for purchase and signing on the night.

$5.00 + booking fee

Non-alcoholic refreshments and nibbles on arrival.

Bookings required.

Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Sandie Docker grew up in Coffs Harbour, and first fell in love with reading when her father introduced her to fantasy books as a teenager. She writes about love, loss, family and small country towns. The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir is Sandie's sixth book following the success of The Kookaburra Creek Cafe, The Cottage at Rosella Cove, The Banksia Bay Beach Shack, The Wattle Island Book Club & The Redgum River Retreat. Sandie is also the founder and director of The Northern Beaches Readers Festival which will be held in September 2024.

Cassie Hamer has a professional background in journalism and PR, but now much prefers the world of fiction over fact. Her debut novel, After the Party, was an Australian bestseller and her second book, The End of Cuthbert Close, was published in 2020. Her third novel, The Truth About Faking It, is now in stores. Cassie lives in Sydney with her terrific husband, her three, mostly-terrific daughters, and a mini-labradoodle, Charlie, who is the newest and least demanding family member. In between daydreaming and dog walking, Cassie is writing her next novel but always has time to connect with other passionate readers via her website or through social media.