Being born on the last day of the year has never done Eve Anderson any favours, but this year her birthday set off a series of rolling explosions rather than fireworks.
An affair with a married man just crashed and burned, her career is in tatters, and now there's a phone call from her mother that she can't ignore.
Eve is forced to slink back to the outback town she ditched at 18 and face the family she's actively ignored since, the teenage love she never forgot, and the pub (or is that "family home"?-you say potato, I say "po-taa-to"!) that holds too many of her secrets.
Packed with heart, humour, and romance, get ready to fall in love with New Year's Eve.
Industry Reviews
'I was completely swept away by the ambience of time and place in this addictive debut. Secrets and memories intertwine to reveal surprises that kept me guessing until the very end. I laughed and I cried as I fell in love with these characters. New Year's Eve is a clever reminder that we all have stories to tell and that pain, as well as happiness, can coexist.' Kelly Anne Shaw, Reviewer; 'A delightful Aussie small town romance that explores the dynamics of family, friendship, career, and love. Funny and refreshing, but also heartfelt, New Year's Eve is a story I won't forget.' Angie Faye Martin, author of Melaleuca; 'New Year's Eve is full of sharply observed characters straight out of the front bar and the back yards of bush towns around Australia, and they will stay in your memory long after you've turned the last page.' Sally Gall, Rural Journalist; 'Todman is a master of character construction: as the family's pub and its characters gradually peel back the layers of Eve and her past decisions, so too does the book reveal the complexity of her family and friends. There are pieces of this book that will resonate with everyone: a mother with impossibly high hopes, a father who hides his troubles, small-town grievances, one love for the future, and another to leave behind, and the uncomfortable process of fixing the mistakes you ran from.' Kasey Delben, Reviewer