Join us for a special afternoon with bestselling Australian author Tricia Stringer, in conversation with fellow SA favourite Victoria Purman.
Tricia returns to Salisbury on Thursday 9 October at the Salisbury Community Hub from 2pm to 3pm to discuss her new novel ‘The Road Trip’.
The story takes readers on a caravan trip across Australia filled with laughter, tension, and unexpected twists, including a body discovered at a luxe resort.
With her signature warmth and wit, Tricia explores family, friendship, and the bonds we form in life’s most testing moments.
This free event is your chance to hear from one of Australia’s most loved storytellers, ask questions during a live Q&A, and have your books signed.
Seats are limited, so secure your free tickets now.
About the book – The Road Trip
Two caravans, four adults and a journey through Australia's heart - the trip of a lifetime, right? Wrong. A wise take on the joys of travel with those you might dislike the most but love the best.
Sharyn Tregonning wanted a holiday somewhere glamorous for her 60th birthday. So when her husband Barry surprises her with a caravan trip from Adelaide to Broome, she is furious - and bitterly disappointed. Even worse, Barry's annoying friend Ray, and Ray's reclusive frumpy sister Kathleen are coming along.
It's true that Kathleen Allenby has become a recluse. As the end-of-life carer for three family members (and at war with her mean neighbours) she has become anxious. She doesn't expect this trip to offer her much. Sharyn has always looked down on her, and Kathleen has never liked her (or her bitchy friends).
But as a series of mishaps and accidents, overflowing toilets and destination disagreements test boundaries and fray tempers, the two women share a bottle of gin and begin to bond over the highs and lows of caravan life and their irritation with their menfolk as they travel through the magnificent Kimberly towards magical Broome. When a dead body surfaces at a luxe resort, it brings their grudges and hurts out into the open, and the women realise that it's not just the men's future - or behaviour - that needs to change.
Author bio – Tricia Stringer
Tricia Stringer is a bestselling and multiple award-winning author. Her books include 'Keeping Up Appearances', 'Birds of a Feather', 'The Family Inheritance', 'The Model Wife', 'Table for Eight', seven rural romances and a historical saga set in the unforgiving landscape of nineteenth-century Flinders Ranges.
Tricia grew up on a farm in country South Australia and has spent most of her life in rural communities, as owner of a post office and bookshop, as a teacher and librarian, and now as a full-time writer. She lives on the traditional lands of the Narungga people, in the beautiful Copper Coast region, with her husband Daryl, travelling and exploring Australia's diverse communities and landscapes, and sharing her passion for the country and its people through her authentic stories and their vivid characters.
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