Join bestselling Australian author Anna Johnston for a joyful and moving conversation about her latest novel, 'When Lemons Give You Life'.
Meet Anna Johnston as she introduces her heartfelt new book When Lemons Give You Life, a warm, funny and life-affirming novel exploring food, family and rediscovering joy at any stage of life.
Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He’s done with grief, guilt and the beige slop they dare call food at Sunny Glen Aged Care Facility, where he now resides. Life’s given him all the lemons he can handle – so he breaks into the nursing home kitchen to bake himself one last tart. It’s supposed to be his final meal but the act of cooking stirs a dormant joy. Soon, he’s regularly sneaking in after dark, serving up flavour and comfort to his fellow residents. Yet behind the apron is a lie so big it could destroy the one thing he has left to protect.
Anna Johnston is the author of the international bestselling The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, which was recently acquired by Netflix. Anna left an imminent career in medicine to follow her heart into her grandfather’s nursing home where she became the social support coordinator, taking great delight in shaking up the usual program. When injury left her unable to continue working in aged care, she began to write about it, channelling her love for older people onto the page.
Drawing on her background working in aged care, Anna will discuss the inspiration behind the book and the timely themes woven through the story, including ageing and the importance of being seen – by others and ourselves.
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An enchanting, heart-stirring novel about rediscovering joy when life has lost its flavour, from the author of the bestselling The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife (recently acquired by Netflix).