Trick of the Light

Name: Trick of the Light
Rating: 3.8421051502227783 (19 reviews)

Fiona McCallum

Apr 2021 · Sold by HarperCollins Australia

19 reviews

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The old saying goes: 'A problem shared is a problem halved'. But what if your problem is secret?

Erica, newly widowed, is devastated to discover her venture capitalist husband left their finances in ruins. Determined to save her home while protecting her teenage daughters, she vows to get back on her feet without letting them, or anyone else, know the truth.

When her girls head off on a long-planned overseas adventure, Erica focuses on her much-loved job behind a makeup counter to keep her emotionally and financially afloat - although she is troubled by a peculiar encounter at work.

Then she loses her job, the darkness beckons and Erica's life spirals downwards, further disturbed by strange occurrences in her house. Missing objects. Stopped clocks. Noises in the night. Should she doubt her very sanity? Can she swallow her pride and make herself reach out to her friends in time? Does she have a choice?

A moving story of loss, change and self-discovery from Australia's master storyteller.

The old saying goes: 'A problem shared is a problem halved'. But what if your problem is secret? Erica, newly widowed, is devastated to discover her venture capitalist husband left their finances in ruins. Determined to save her home while protecting her teenage daughters, she vows to get back on...

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19 reviews

Roslyn Holman

December 14, 2021

A new author me and I really enjoyed this book. The main character, Erica has recently become a widow and then finds out her husband has not handled their finances responsibly and the fall out that brings her. It handles sensitively the loss and emotions she and her children experience and being a typical Mum how she tries to shield her daughters. Plus her interactions with her friends and workmates, which leads to her being uncomfortable in her own home - won't say more of it would be a spoiler to the story. Will look for more from this author. Also loved that it was set in Adelaide, a city that I love visiting.

Bel Barber

July 9, 2025

not one of her better novels. lacked a big climax and took too long to get to there. found it rather boring.

Robert Hay-Hendry

September 12, 2023

loved Erica

About the author

Fiona McCallum was raised on a cereal and wool farm near Cleve on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula and remained in the area until her mid-twenties, during which time she married and separated. She then moved to Melbourne and on to Sydney a few years later. Fiona's first novel, Paycheque, was published in 2011 and became a bestseller. In the twelve years since, she has written another sixteen bestselling novels. A New Leaf is Fiona's eighteenth novel.Currently residing in Adelaide, Fiona is a full-time novelist who writes heart-warming stories that draw on her rich and contrasting life experiences, love of animals and fascination with human nature.For more information about Fiona and her books, visit her website at fionamccallum.com. She can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/fionamccallum.author

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