‘A truly delightful debut novel about life, death ... and chicken sandwiches. I ate up every delicious word.’

— LIANE MORIARTY

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The Wakes to be adapted for TV

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BREAKING NEWS ❋ The Wakes to be adapted for TV ❋

A head and shoulder shot of Dianne Yarwood. She is smiling at the carmera with ash blonde hair to her shoulders with a fringe. She has a pale pink loose blouse on.

It wasn’t until I was forty, and came very close to dying, that my dream of writing a book gathered force. I was mortal, my time was limited, and the one thing I was certain I would regret if I didn’t do it was writing a novel. And so, I started to write in between everything else in my life. And then, in the past several years, everything else had to fit in with my writing.

THE WAKES is my first published novel.

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The Wakes Testimonials
SHELLEY BURR | Author
SHELLEY BURR | Author

‘An absolute delight . . . immensely human and warm and satisfying’


shelleyburr.com.au

KAYTE NUNN | Author
KAYTE NUNN | Author

‘Utterly wonderful! The kind of book where you want to stay in that world long after it’s finished. Such a brilliant mix of gentle humour and devastating sadness.

My favourite kind of poignant read’

Kayte Nunn

SOPHIE GREEN | Author
SOPHIE GREEN | Author

‘Some books grab hold of you and won’t let go . . .

The Wakes is an unforgettable story of hope and regret, of love lost and friendship found, and of understanding how the past and present are always intertwined’

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Joanna Nell | Author
Joanna Nell | Author

‘Dianne Yarwood explores the messiness of middle age with warmth, humanity and wry humour, as well as fiction’s most delicious lemon tarts!

I’d eat this book if I could’


joannanell.com

KELLY RIMMER | Author
KELLY RIMMER | Author

‘The Wakes skilfully illuminates the breadth of the human experience through the eyes of a suite of perfectly imperfect characters.

This novel is rich with wisdom, love, humour and a sparkling joy – that unique kind of story that can make you sob and chuckle in the very same scene’


kellyrimmer.com

LIANE MORIARTY | Author
LIANE MORIARTY | Author

‘A truly delightful debut novel about life, death . . . and chicken sandwiches.

I ate up every delicious word’


lianemoriarty.com.au

SALLY HEPWORTH | Author
SALLY HEPWORTH | Author

‘An utter delight. I can’t wait for everyone to read it. I couldn’t believe it was a debut’


sallyhepworthauthor.com

Sitting on a wooden floor is the adorable Teddy, he is a large cavoodle puppy with white/blonde hair. His paws are crossed over in front of him, his head is slightly tilted as he looks straight ahead with his beautiful big brown eyes.

Meet Teddy, my writing assistant