The uplifting new novel by the bestselling author of The Garden of Hopes and Dreams

Happiness has a way of catching up with you, even when you’ve given up trying to find it. ; ;Tilly doesn’t believe she can ever be happy again; ;Fourteen-year-old Tilly’s world is torn apart when her single mother dies suddenly and she is sent a million miles from everything she has ever known to a small country town and a guardian who’s a total stranger. ; ;Kate is sure she will be happy just as soon as she achieves her dream; ;In the picturesque mountains of Far North Queensland, Kate is trying to move on from a failed marriage by renovating a van and making plans for an exciting travel escape. The fresh start she so desperately craves is within reach when an unexpected responsibility lands on her doorstep.; ;Olivia thinks she’s found ‘happy enough’ until an accident changes everything;;Ageing former celebrity actress Olivia is used to winning all the best roles in her local theatre group, but when she’s injured while making a grand stage exit, she is relegated to the wings. Now she’s determined that she won’t bow out quietly and be left alone with the demons of her past.;;When these lost souls come together under the roof of the Burralea Amateur Theatre group, the countdown to opening night has already begun. Engaging with a diverse cast of colourful characters, the three generations of women find unlikely friendship - and more than one welcome surprise. ; ;From the bestselling author of The Garden of Hopes and Dreams comes a heartwarming and uplifting story about the joys of new beginnings.; ;