'A truly delightful debut novel . . . Funny moving tender and wise I ate up every delicious
word' Liane Moriarty'I adored this novel. Charming poignant and moving but also very
funny'Cathy RentzenbrinkIt's winter in Sydney and the lives of two strangers have fallen apart.
Newly separated and in need of a distraction Clare agrees to help her neighbour Louisa with a
funeral catering business that has bitten off more than it can chew. Meanwhile emergency
doctor Chris has witnessed too many deaths but still feels compelled to attend the occasional
wake. When Clare and Chris meet the good in their lives is slowly illuminated. After all the
thing about death is that it makes life matter.Funny moving wise and hopeful The Wakes is an
irresistible debut novel about old friends lost love good food and new beginnings.'Few people
can write about food and heartbreak like Nora Ephron - that was until Dianne Yarwood . . .
comfort food for your mind' Harper's Bazaar
