
A
new novel from the author of 'Farewell
My Ovaries' and 'Love and Punishment'
ROADSIDE
SISTERS
Wendy Harmer
Elegant Meredith,
motherly Nina and determinedly single Annie have been distant friends for so long
they can't quite remember what they have in common. Reluctantly approaching middle
age while facing the ups and downs of their lives - disappointing marriages, divorce,
teenage kids and career downturns - they somehow agree to make a crazy road trip
from Melbourne to Byron Bay in an Elvis-inspired RoadMaster Royale mobile home
to attend Meredith's daughter's wedding.
Unlikely companions from the
start, it's a trip that could tear their friendship apart or it might just save
their lives. Laughter, tears, mayhem, secrets, squabbles and a good dose of truth
accompany them up the east coast of Australia to remind them why their friendship
endures. And then there's the possibility of finding Mr Right along the way
In
'Roadside Sisters', Wendy Harmer delivers an effervescent, funny and genuine story
of female friendship that will appeal to women of a certain age everywhere

WENDY
HARMER
Wendy Harmer is one of Australia's best-known humorists.
As a stand-up comedian she has performed her one-woman shows at the Melbourne,
Edinburgh, Montreal and Glasgow Mayfest Comedy Festivals, in London's West End
and at the Sydney Theatre Company.
Wendy enjoyed huge popularity
leading Sydney radio station 2Day FM's top-rating Breakfast Show for 11 years
and winning eighty-four of the 88 ratings surveys for that period. She has hosted,
written and appeared in a variety of TV shows including ABC's THE BIG GIG and
IN HARMER'S WAY.
A former political journalist, Wendy is the
author of seven books for adults including her best selling novel FAREWELL MY
OVARIES (A&U), LOVE AND PUNISHMENT (A&U) and NAGGING FOR BEGINNERS (A&U),
a how-to guide for women. She has been a regular newspaper and magazine contributor
writing columns for Australian Women's Weekly and the Sydney Morning Herald's
Good Weekend magazine.
Wendy's children's book series about
Pearlie the park fairy have sold more than 400,000 copies in Australia and internationally
since the first title PEARLIE IN THE PARK (Random House) was published in 2003.
A stage show of the books, adapted by Wendy, played at the Seymour Centre in Sydney
and toured regional NSW in 2005 and then nationally in 2007.
The
animated television series based on Wendy's PEARLIE books is currently in pre-production
in Australia and Canada with Sticky Pictures and Canadian broadcaster Nelvana
co-producing. The fifty-two part series is expected to air on Network Ten in 2010.
Wendy is developing the series as Creative Producer and has written many of its
episodes.
STUFF, a four-part television documentary series
which Wendy produced, wrote and presented, premiered on ABC TV in March 2008.
In late 2008 Wendy and Angela Catterns recorded a 16-part podcast series for ABC
Local Radio called IS IT JUST ME?. Together they debate and discuss their observations
and conclusions on everyday life. The podcasts are currently available for download
from the ABC Local Radio website.
Wendy and her husband Brendan
have two young children and live on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
'Roadside
Sisters' is available now (RRP $32.99).