Vivienne Kelly

Isabel Weaving is pining for her second husband, the charismatic Max, but he is no longer around. She adores her beloved granddaughter, Sophie, and her distant son, Dominic. However, she views the rest of her family—placid daughter, Kate, mild-mannered first husband, Steve, and bossy big sister, Zoe—with withering distaste. Cooee is Vivienne Kelly's debut novel, originally published in 2008—a story...

It's March 1985 and Nicky Starling is turning eight, but it's a sad day. Nicky's grandmother Didie has just died. Almost worse - his father's beloved football team has lost the first match of the season. Nicky will miss Didie but he still has Rose, Didie's nurse. He wishes he could love footy, but what he really loves are the...