In Conversation with Petronella McGovan
$11.00
Humffray Room
Every Time She Wakes
Petronella McGovern
Petronella will be in conversation with local author Paula Gleeson
An unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Last Trace.
Every Time She Wakes is a taut, time-bending thriller about family, identity and defying fate.
When careers counsellor Suze and her family are evacuated from their home during a bushfire emergency, she suddenly realises they’re being kidnapped. The van crashes and Suze thinks it’s the end.
But she wakes up two weeks back in time. No one else remembers the terror that came before. Is it all in her own mind?
Then it happens again. And again.
With every loop, her world twists into a new version of itself. Suze must discover why it’s happening and who is behind the kidnappings. She’s running out of time to save her family and wake up in a world she recognises.
‘Every Time She Wakes is gripping, unsettling and impossible to put down. With each time loop, the tension escalates and the stakes become heartbreakingly personal. A brilliant race against fate and time. I’ll be adding this to my ‘most often recommended’ list.’
Sally Hepworth, bestselling author of Mad Mabel
‘Every Time She Wakes is a clever, propulsive thriller that plays brilliantly with time and tension.’
Christian White, author, The Long Night
About the author
Petronella McGovern grew up in a large family on a farm in New South Wales, Australia. Farmland and the bush feature strongly in her debut psychological thriller, Six Minutes. Her second novel, The Good Teacher, is set on the sparkling beaches of Sydney, with a dark undercurrent.
She has also co-written two non-fiction books – a travelogue of the 1960s, For Love and a Beetle with Ivan Hodge; and an Olympic memoir, Trailblazers: Australia’s First Olympic Equestrians with Wyatt Thompson.
Petronella is fascinated by people – what makes us tick, how we view the world, and the lies we tell others and ourselves. She’s interested in the complexities of relationships and the dynamics in families.
About Paula Gleeson
Paula writes mysteries and thrillers for all ages, usually with multiple twists and complicated females at the helm.
She is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriting finalist, and nominated non-fiction writer. Her thrillers Original Twin and Boney Creek are out now.
She is local to Ballarat and is often found in her pj’s, drinking tea (wine), and watching horror movies snuggled with a big cheese pizza.
$11 per person plus booking fees, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events.
Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042
This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.