Bernadette Eden

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Award winning author Bernadette Eden writes feel-good fiction that gives you a giggle.

Growing up in a small country town, Bernadette learnt the art of storytelling by sitting at kitchen tables listening to gossip.

When she was old enough she dabbled in some gossip herself and then thought what if I made this a bit juicier and called it fiction?

Now, living in the Adelaide Hills with her husband, three kids and a dog who thinks he is human, Bernadette still gossips but likes to call it research instead.

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This was brilliantly funny but man, it also packed an emotional punch. The way Sophie White handled talking about very real mental health issues and friendship and how we deal with just everything in the world was a masterpiece. No spoilers but there ...more
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I finished Lonely in Paris last night and loved it! I loved Jane and Jacques and how Lisa Stanbridge nailed the different voices in the differing point of view - I could hear myself reading in a French accent when reading Jacques! 😅 Definitely recomm ...more
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This was my first book by Tony Birch and it certainly won't be my last. I actually finished a couple of weeks ago but I'm still thinking of Odette and Sissy and thinking about their lives. ...more
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I loved this debut novel from Steph Vizard. It won The Banjo Prize 2022 and deservedly so. The writing is so tight, the characters are fresh and the storyline thoroughly enjoyable. Total recommend!
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“There was heartache in my generation, oh goodness knows. I know people who got lost in their grief. Some come out of it, some don’t. Every person in this town has a history and some tragedy in their past. Look closely and you see it in their eyes. I see it in yours and I wish I didn’t. Tragedy makes us put a hard shell up, and only living life can knock that shell down.”
Bernadette Eden, Awaiting Annie Jones

“Being with Sally again was like finding a once favourited coat in the back of the wardrobe, realising it still fit and remembering why you loved it so much.

I was desperate to grab her by the hand, to steal some cigarettes and sit behind the shed, leaving everyone else behind.”
Bernadette Eden, Awaiting Annie Jones

“Angus Wakefield is back too.”
I sat up at this news, the grip on my champagne glass tightening. Mum hadn’t mentioned Angus was back. Why did she not tell me?
“With Caroline?” Sally asked, stealing a glance at me.
“No. Divorced.” Val popped an olive in her mouth, looking smug. “I don’t know the details.” She pulled the stone from her mouth and looked around for somewhere to put it. “But, I do know he’s come crawling back home with his tail between his legs and licking a few wounds.” She plopped the stone on a dirty plate and dusted her hands together.
It wasn’t lost on me, nor anyone else in the room, except Val, that Angus wasn’t the only person to come home to Cameron Valley to do exactly that.”
Bernadette Eden, Awaiting Annie Jones

“Angus Wakefield is back too.”
I sat up at this news, the grip on my champagne glass tightening. Mum hadn’t mentioned Angus was back. Why did she not tell me?
“With Caroline?” Sally asked, stealing a glance at me.
“No. Divorced.” Val popped an olive in her mouth, looking smug. “I don’t know the details.” She pulled the stone from her mouth and looked around for somewhere to put it. “But, I do know he’s come crawling back home with his tail between his legs and licking a few wounds.” She plopped the stone on a dirty plate and dusted her hands together.
It wasn’t lost on me, nor anyone else in the room, except Val, that Angus wasn’t the only person to come home to Cameron Valley to do exactly that.”
Bernadette Eden, Awaiting Annie Jones

“Being with Sally again was like finding a once favourited coat in the back of the wardrobe, realising it still fit and remembering why you loved it so much.

I was desperate to grab her by the hand, to steal some cigarettes and sit behind the shed, leaving everyone else behind.”
Bernadette Eden, Awaiting Annie Jones

“There was heartache in my generation, oh goodness knows. I know people who got lost in their grief. Some come out of it, some don’t. Every person in this town has a history and some tragedy in their past. Look closely and you see it in their eyes. I see it in yours and I wish I didn’t. Tragedy makes us put a hard shell up, and only living life can knock that shell down.”
Bernadette Eden, Awaiting Annie Jones

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