Please join us for a chat with bestselling author Petronella and Leanne at our Port Macquarie Library on Monday 10th August at 5.30pm.
Welcome back Petronella!
Petronella McGovern is fascinated by what makes us tick, the lies we tell, and the secrets we keep. She is the best-selling author of The Last Trace, The Liars, The Good Teacher and Six Minutes. The gripping storylines keep readers turning the pages late into the night. Her books have been nominated in various awards. Her new novel, Every Time She Wakes, is a time-bending thriller about family and identity, which will be released in July 2026. Petronella lives on the northern beaches in Sydney.
EVERY TIME SHE WAKES
Every Time She Wakes is a taut, time-bending thriller about family, identity and defying fate.
When careers counsellor Suze and her family are evacuated from their home during a bushfire emergency, she suddenly realises they’re being kidnapped. The van crashes and Suze thinks it’s the end. But she wakes up two weeks back in time. No one else remembers the terror that came before. Is it all in her own mind?
Then it happens again. And again. With every loop, her world twists into a new version of itself. Suze must discover why it’s happening and who is behind the kidnappings. She’s running out of time to save her family and wake up in a world she recognises. A twisty page-turner about how far we’ll go to protect what matters most.
‘Gripping, unsettling and impossible to put down.’ Sally Hepworth, author of Mad Mabel
‘A clever, propulsive thriller that plays brilliantly with time and tension.’ Christian White, author of The Long Night
COLLINS BOOKSELLERS will be selling books at our event for Petronella to sign.
