TY - BOOK AU - McGinnis,Kerry TI - Gathering storms SN - 9781761046902 U1 - A823.4 23/eng/20220609 PY - 2022/// CY - [Sydney, N.S.W.] PB - Michael Joseph KW - Family secrets KW - Fiction KW - Cyclones KW - Dysfunctional families KW - Women gardeners KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Mothers KW - Death KW - Australian fiction N2 - Penny Carter's quiet life in Southbend running a nursery with her ex father-in-law is turned upside down when Lisa, the young daughter of her late husband, is unexpectedly deposited on her doorstep. The unwelcome houseguest stirs up more than just memories of Penny's husband's betrayal when a cyclone leads to the discovery of a skeleton buried next to the town cemetery. As the mystery around the unsettling discovery grows, Penny, supported by her enigmatic neighbour Flint, begins to question everything she thought she knew about her own childhood and her mother's death. Family secrets long thought buried come bubbling to the surface, as other shocking revelations see Penny and Lisa in an ultimate race for survival. But what other secrets will the Wet season uncover, while the whole town is cut off from the rest of the world? ER -