August FOWL Author Talk with Sarah Clutton

Friends of Wingecarribee Public Library present August 2025 Author Talk with Sarah Clutton

About the Book:

Alfie's Bains is a precocious almost-ten-year-old who sees the world in a unique way. Alfie was living with his single mother in Ireland, when Emilia had a health scare and admitted to Alfie she had an estranged family in Australia, whom they would soon be meeting.

When Penny Bains opens the door of her farmhouse in Northwest Tasmania to a boy with an Irish accent claiming to be the son of her missing daughter, Penny’s life is turned upside down.

Alfie discovers that someone in the tiny township of Beggars Rock is most likely his father and launches “Operation Tadpole” – a quest to discover his father’s identity. But Alfie soon discovers that the residents of Beggars Rock, and his newly found family members, are all staying silent. As Alfie starts to uncover secrets that his family would prefer to keep buried, he realises that no one is willing to tell him the truth.

A mystery and family drama recommended for those who loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and The Rosie Project, this warm-hearted novel has been described as “unforgettable, funny, life affirming and deeply moving”. It is a story about the secrets that form us, the family ties that bind us and a precocious boy who forces the adults in his life to reckon with the past.

About the Author Sarah Clutton:

Sarah Clutton is an author who writes fiction laced with humour, warmth and suspense. In 2018 she was the national recipient of the Dymocks/Fiona McIntosh Commercial Fiction Prize for the opening chapter of what would become her first published novel, Good Little Liars.

Sarah has tried her hand at various jobs, including: research assistant, judge's associate, insurance claims manager, litigation lawyer, philanthropic foundation manager and ghost-writer. In between freelance writing gigs, she is an events manager for the local chapter of Rural Australians for Refugees and Social Impact Manager for Medcast, a medical education company.

She lives in Berrima with her husband and three children. Sarah moved to the Southern Highlands 16 years ago when her youngest child was a newborn.

We are delighted to welcome Sarah to speak for FOWL about her third book, The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains which was published by Allen & Unwin in April this year. Sarah’s new novel pays homage to her early years living on a farm in the Northwest of Tasmania, and to the charms and challenges of small-town living.

Copies of Sarah's book will be available for sale and signing at the event.

Date: Tuesday 19 August 2025
Time: 10am. Morning tea will follow the talk. Doors open at 9.40am.
Place: Henrietta Rose Room, next to the Bowral Library
Cost: $15 + booking fee for members with discount code, and $20 for non-members + booking fee
Bookings: are essential and can be made HERE
Please note: When purchasing multiple tickets, member and non-member tickets need to be ordered separately