Fiona Higgins

'The gripping tale of an exceptional, misunderstood child... This book will get people talking for sure' Sally Hepworth Meet Jackson - a very unusual boy in a world that prefers 'normal'... Julia Curtis is a busy mother of three, with a husband often away for work, an ever-present mother-in-law, a career, and a house that needs doing up. Her fourteen-year-old daughter, Milla, has fallen in love for the first time, and her youngest, Ruby, is a nine-year-old fashionista who can out-negotiate anyone. But Julia’s eleven-year-old son, Jackson, is different. Different to his sisters. Different to his classmates. In fact, Jackson is different from everyone. And bringing up a child who is different isn’t always easy. Then, one Monday morning, Jackson follows his new friend Digby into the school toilets. What happens inside changes everything; not only for Jackson, but for every member of his family. Julia faces the fight of her life to save her unusual boy from a world set up for ‘normal’. An extraordinary boy. The mother who loves him. The fight of their lives. Bestselling novelist Fiona Higgins returns with a heart-stopping, devastating, but ultimately uplifting story about loyalty, love and forgiveness. Praise for Fiona Higgins: 'An Unusual Boy is the gripping tale of an exceptional, misunderstood child. I found myself glued to this book from start to finish. While reading it, you can’t help but become Jackson’s mother, and the mother of every child who is misunderstood in our society. This book will get people talking for sure.' Sally Hepworth bestselling author of The Mother-in-Law and The Family Next Door 'An Unusual Boy is a beautifully-written book and a page-turner, but it’s the powerful descriptions of family relationships and friendship, both toxic and supportive, that will stay with me. Ultimately uplifting and hugely emotional, this is a wonderful and unusual book.’ Louise Douglas, bestselling author of The House by the Sea 'A tender-hearted story of loving patience triumphing in the face of impossible odds. Original, engaging and beautifully written.' Amanda Brookfield 'An Unusual Boy' is the unforgettable story of an exceptional child and his flawed but loving family, told with Fiona Higgin's characteristic intelligence, deep empathy and insight.' Virginia Lloyd, author of Girls at the Piano ‘Absorbing, intelligent, moving and real, An Unusual Boy is a novel with both heart and brains... a story tailor-made for our times.’ Kylie Ladd, author of The Way Back 'Oh, how I fell in love with this charming book! Fiona Higgins manages to strike the perfect balance of humour and poignancy to create a heart-warming and insightful novel that oozes humanity. I defy any reader not to fall in love with young Jackson and his idiosyncratic 'super powers'.' Joanna Nell, author of The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village 'An Unusual Boy is not only a compelling read, it’s an important one. This tale of an ordinary family dealing with the complexities of raising an extraordinary child had me gripped from the very first page. Intelligently written, this moving story will have book clubs talking long into the night. Fiona Higgins at her finest!' Lisa Ireland, author of The Shape of Us

An unforgettable, heart-stopping read for 2020

An Unusual Boy

A gripping novel set in Bali about the true nature of courage by the bestselling author of The Mothers' Groupand Wife on the Run.

Fearless

Six very different women agree to regularly meet soon after the births of their babies. Set during the first crucial year of their babies' lives, the women navigate birth and motherhood as well as the shifting ground of their relationships with their partners. Each woman strives in her own way to become the mother she wants to be, and finds herself becoming increasingly reliant on the friendship and support of the members of the mothers' group, until one day an unthinkably shocking event changes everything, testing their bonds and revealing closely held secrets that threaten to shatter their lives.

The Mothers' Group

Ludo Flint, een jonge zakkenroller, ontvlucht de Stad. In een afgelegen bergdorpje helpt hij de pandjesbaas Zabbidou met het noteren van geheimen van de bewoners, hetgeen grote gevolgen heeft. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

Het zwarte geheimen boek

A mother's greatest fear. A wife's worst nightmare. What would you do? When two technology-related disasters hit within days of each other, Paula knows her comfortable suburban life has been irrevocably blown apart. One involves the public shaming of her teenage daughter, the other is a discovery about her husband that shocks her to her core. With her world unravelling around her, Paula does the only thing that makes any sense to her: she runs away from it all. She pulls her children out of school and takes off on a trip across Australia with her elderly father and his caravan. The only rule is No Technology - no phones, no Facebook, no Instagram, no tablets, games or computers. It's time to get back to basics and learn how to be a family again. It all sounds so simple - and for a while, it is. But along the way Paula will meet new, exciting complications, and realise that running away is only a temporary solution. The past has to be faced before the future can begin. A thrilling, tender and hugely entertaining story of loss, love and discovery from the bestselling author of The Mothers' Group.

Wife on the Run

When Fiona Collins meets Stuart Higgins at a leadership conference in Melbourne she isn't looking for a relationship, let alone the upheaval of falling in love with an intelligent, eco-friendly cotton farmer from south east Queensland. But that's exactly what's on the cards. When Stuart sends Fiona a pair of crusty old boots and a declaration of love 16 days into their fledgling relationship, it's the start of a love story that endures – in spite of distance, the strain of Stuart's cotton farm entering its fourth year of drought, and Fiona's issues with commitment. Something's got to give, and eventually Fiona makes the life-changing decision to move from her comfortable Sydney life to Stuart's farm where the nearest township is Jandowae, population 700.Here, Fiona must become accustomed to snakes on the doorstep, frogs in the toilet, feral cats in the roof, and the perils of the bush telegraph. Gradually, she begins to love her life on the land and finds the courage to face her fears. But as Stuart struggles to balance environmental and commercial realities, she realises that farming isn't quite as simple as she first imagined. Ultimately, Fiona has to learn how to cope with the devastating impact of the drought that grips the countryside, and what it means for Stuart, the farm and their future together.Love in the Age of Drought is a delightful fish-out-of-water story about the city/rural culture clash overcome by the course of true love. Written with heart and humour, it's also a moving tribute to country Australia's strength and capacity for survival and renewal amid a drought that won't be broken.

A Career Girl, a Cotton Farmer and an Unlikely Romance

Love in the Age of Drought

A mother's greatest fear. A wife's worst nightmare. What would you do? When two technology-related disasters hit within days of each other, Paula knows her comfortable suburban life has been irrevocably blown apart. One involves the public shaming of her teenage daughter, the other is a discovery about her husband that shocks her to her core. With her world unravelling around her, Paula does the only thing that makes any sense to her: she runs away from it all. She pulls her children out of school and takes off on a trip across Australia with her elderly father and his caravan. The only rule is No Technology  no phones, no Facebook, no Instagram, no tablets, games or computers. It's time to get back to basics and learn how to be a family again. It all sounds so simple  and for a while, it is. But along the way Paula will meet new, exciting complications, and realise that running away is only a temporary solution. The past has to be faced before the future can begin. A thrilling, tender and hugely entertaining story of loss, love and discovery from the bestselling author of The Mothers' Group.

Met Weg van alles heeft Fiona Higgins een ontroerende maar vooral sprankelende roman geschreven over liefde, verlies en jezelf tegenkomen, gegoten in een roadtrip met alle bijbehorende ups en downs, voor de fans van Jojo Moyes. Als Paula hoort dat haar dochter digitaal gepest wordt en haar man haar heeft bedrogen, kan ze maar één oplossing bedenken: weg van alles. Ze pikt haar kinderen op van school, hangt de caravan waarin haar vader woont achter de auto en gaat op reis, dwars door Australië. De enige regel die ze instelt is ‘geen technologie’ – geen telefoons, geen tablets, geen laptops. Het is tijd om te herontdekken, daar waar het wérkelijk om gaat in het leven. Het klinkt eenvoudig, maar de reis heeft verrassende complicaties voor haar in petto. ‘Fiona Higgins snijdt onderwerpen aan waarover je nooit uitgesproken raakt.’ – Red

Weg van alles

Onverschrokken van Fiona Higgins is een adembenemende roman die niet alleen over angst gaat, maar ook over moed op het moment dat het erop aankomt. Van Higgins verschenen eerder Pas jij even op? En Weg van alles. Zes mensen ontmoeten elkaar op het zonovergoten Bali om bij een flamboyante goeroe een cursus ‘Overwin je angst’ te volgen. Hun achtergronden zijn even divers als de dingen waar ze bang voor zijn, die variëren van angst voor vliegen, spreken in het openbaar, hoogtes, intimiteit, falen en de dood. Terwijl de groep de nodige uitdagingen moet doorstaan, groeien er warme vriendschappen en bloeit de liefde op. Maar een week vol zon en warmte slaat in één moment om wanneer het ondenkbare gebeurt: de groep belandt in levensgevaar en ieders moed wordt tot het uiterste getest.

Fiona Higgins

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