Fiona Lowe Fiona Lowe i(A146431 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Australian romance writer Fiona Lowe grew up in Papua New Guinea. She lived in the US and Canada before settling in the Great Ocean Road area of Victoria. A qualified nurse (who has also worked as a midwife, sexual health counsellor, and family support worker), Lowe began writing medical romances while on maternity leave.

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Notes

  • For further information on Fiona Lowe, see her website: http://www.fionalowe.com/

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon A Home Like Ours Sydney : HQ Fiction , 2021 20764529 2021 single work novel

'A picturesque small town, a cosy community garden, a facade of tolerance and acceptance - but when three women with wildly different loyalties come together, what secrets and lies will be revealed? A timely novel exploring prejudice and privilege, from bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe.

'Tara Hooper is at breaking point. With two young children, a business in a town struggling under an unexpected crime wave, and her husband more interested in his cricket team than their marriage, life is a juggling act. Then, when new neighbours arrive and they are exactly the sort of people the town doesn't want or need, things get worse.

'Life has taught Helen Demetriou two things: being homeless is terrifying and survival means keeping your cards close to your chest. Having clawed back some stability through her involvement in the community garden, she dares to relax. But as she uncovers some shady goings-on in the council, that stability turns to quicksand.

'For teenage mother Jade Innes, life can be lonely among the judgement of the town and the frequent absences of her boyfriend. A chance encounter draws her into the endangered community garden where she makes friends for the first time. Glimpsing a different way of life is enticing but its demands are terrifying. Does she even deserve to try?

'Can such disparate women unite to save the garden and ultimately stop the town from tearing itself apart?

'A timely novel exploring prejudice and privilege, from bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe.'

Source : publisher's blurb

2022 finalist Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Romantic Elements
y separately published work icon Just an Ordinary Family Sydney : HQ Fiction , 2020 18585048 2020 single work novel

'Every family has its secrets...

'Alice Hunter is smarting from the raw deal life has thrown her way: suddenly single, jobless and forced to move home to her parents' tiny seaside town. And now she faces an uncomfortable truth. She wants her twin sister Libby's enviable life.

'Libby's closest friend Jess Dekic has been around the Hunter family for so long she might as well be blood. She's always considered herself a sister closer to Libby than Alice ever could be...

'Libby Hunter has all of life's boxes ticked: prominent small-town doctor, gorgeous husband and two young daughters. But when she is betrayed by those she loves most, it reveals how tenuous her world is...

'For Karen Hunter, her children are a double-edged sword of pain and pride. She's always tried to guide her girls through life's pitfalls, but how do you protect your children when they're adults?

'As the family implodes, the fallout for these four women will be inescapable...' (Publication summary)

2021 winner Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Romantic Elements
y separately published work icon Daughter of Mine Chatswood : Mira Books , 2017 10851470 2017 single work novel romance

'When your world falls apart the only person you can depend on is your sister.

'The three Chirnwell sisters are descended from the privileged squattocracy in Victoria’s Western District — but could a long-held secret threaten their family?

'Harriett Chirnwell has a perfect life — a husband who loves her, a successful career and a daughter who is destined to become a doctor just like her.

'Xara has always lived in Harriet’s shadow; her chaotic life with her family on their sheep farm falls far short of her older sister’s standards of perfection and prestige.

'Georgie, the youngest sister and a passionate teacher, is the only one of the three to have left Billawarre. But is her life in Melbourne happy?

'Despite all three sisters having a different and sometimes strained bond with their mother, Edwina, they come together to organise a party for her milestone birthday — the first since their father’s death. But when Edwina arrives at her party on the arm of another man, the tumult is like a dam finally breaking. Suddenly the lives of the Chirnwell sisters are flooded by scandal. Criminal accusations, a daughter in crisis, and a secret over fifty years in the making start to crack the perfect façade of the prominent pastoral family.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2018 finalist Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Romantic Elements
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