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'How can four sisters build the futures they so desperately want, when the past is reaching out to claim them?
'When the Patterson daughters return home to Meadow Brook to be with their father after their mother’s death, they bring with them a world of complication and trouble.
'The eldest sister, obstetrician Madeleine, would rather be anywhere but her hometown, violinist Abigail has fled from her stellar career, while teacher Lucinda is struggling to have the children she and her husband so desperately want. The black sheep of the family, Charlie, feels her life as a barista and exercise instructor doesn’t measure up to that of her gifted and successful sisters.
'Dealing with their bereft father who is determined to sell the family motel, their loves old and new and a series of troublesome decisions doesn’t make life any easier, but when they go through their mother’s possessions and uncover the shocking secret of an old family curse, they begin to question everything they thought they knew.
'A warm and wise novel about secrets revealed, finding your soulmate and the unique bond between sisters.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To my cousins - Tom, Becky and Mikey, who were the closest I had to siblings growing up and are still some of my favourite people on the planet. Love you all!
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Critique Partner Bec Sampson Discusses The Patterson Girls by Rachael Johns
Lisa Fletcher
(interviewer),
2023
single work
interview
— Appears in: Genre Worlds : Australian Popular Fiction in the 21st Century [Interviews] 2023; -
Editor Lachlan Jobbins Discusses The Patterson Girls by Rachael Johns
Lisa Fletcher
(interviewer),
2023
single work
interview
— Appears in: Genre Worlds : Australian Popular Fiction in the 21st Century [Interviews] 2023; -
y
Rachael Johns, Writing Life Lit
Pamela Cook
(presenter),
Australia
:
Writes4Women
,
2019
19939748
2019
single work
podcast
'Rachael Johns is a bestselling author of 24 books ranging from Romance to Rural Romance to what she likes to call Life Lit. In 2016 Rachael's book, "The Patterson Girls" was named General Fiction Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards and her star has been rising ever since.
'In this special hour long interview with Pamela Cook, Rachael talks about releasing her latest Life Lit novel "Just One Wish', her long road to success, what she does to fight writers block and why she prefers to call her books Life Lit instead of Women's Fiction.' (Production summary)
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Who Are the Patterson Girls? Our Q and A with Rachael Johns
2018
single work
interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2018; -
Publisher Sue Brockhoff Discusses The Patterson Girls by Rachael Johns
Lisa Fletcher
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Genre Worlds : Australian Popular Fiction in the 21st Century [Interviews] 2023; This conversation took place between Sue Brockhoff and Lisa Fletcher on 5th June 2017.
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Review : The Patterson Girls
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , July vol. 95 no. 1 2015; (p. 21)
— Review of The Patterson Girls 2015 single work novel -
Chick Lit Delivers Goods
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 8 December 2015; (p. 6) -
Who Are the Patterson Girls? Our Q and A with Rachael Johns
2018
single work
interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2018; -
y
Rachael Johns, Writing Life Lit
Pamela Cook
(presenter),
Australia
:
Writes4Women
,
2019
19939748
2019
single work
podcast
'Rachael Johns is a bestselling author of 24 books ranging from Romance to Rural Romance to what she likes to call Life Lit. In 2016 Rachael's book, "The Patterson Girls" was named General Fiction Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards and her star has been rising ever since.
'In this special hour long interview with Pamela Cook, Rachael talks about releasing her latest Life Lit novel "Just One Wish', her long road to success, what she does to fight writers block and why she prefers to call her books Life Lit instead of Women's Fiction.' (Production summary)
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Author Rachael Johns Discusses Her Novel, The Patterson Girls
Lisa Fletcher
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Genre Worlds : Australian Popular Fiction in the 21st Century [Interviews] 2023; This conversation took place between Rachael Johns and Lisa Fletcher on 24th February 2017. -
Publisher Haylee Nash Discusses Lick by Kylie Scott
Lisa Fletcher
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Genre Worlds : Australian Popular Fiction in the 21st Century [Interviews] 2023; This conversation took place between Haylee Nash and Lisa Fletcher on 7th June, 2017.