Book Launch: Mrs Rickaby's Lullaby by Julie Thorndyke

We are delighted that JULIE THORNDYKE has chosen HARRY HARTOG Macquarie to LAUNCH HER BOOK _MRS RICKABY'S LULLABY _so please do come along and celebrate with us!WHEN: MONDAY 27TH MAY 2019 AT 6:15PM  WHERE: HARRY HARTOG MACQUARIE BOOKSHOP, IN MACQUARIE CENTRE ABOUT THE BOOK Mrs Eileen RICKABY, a semi-retired botanical illustrator and Orchid Society member with a penchant for Mozart, lives a quiet ordered life with Missy, her cat. Her tranquillity is disturbed when close friend and neighbour Irene brings home a twice-widowed younger man of dubious character, and introduces him as her future husband. Petty theft, vandalism and violence disrupt the peaceful retirement village. How can Mrs RICKABY PROTECT HER FRIEND FROM THIS CON-man lover? _Mrs Rickaby's Lullaby_ is an engaging novel of haunting lyricism and gentle humour, exploring the timeless themes of love, loss and widowhood, friendship and belonging. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Julie Thorndyke's two collections of poetry, _Rick Rack_ and _Carving Granite_, were published by Ginninderra Press. Editor of _Eucalypt: a tanka journal_since 2017, she also writes fiction and other poetry forms. _Waiting for the Night_, Julie's picture book for children, was published by Interactive Press. _Mrs Rickaby's Lullaby_ is her first novel.