Margaret, Are You Leaving?

'An insightful, emotionally intelligent writer' The TimesSydney, 2001.Now in her forties, Maggie Reid has built a good life for herself, surrounded by good people.She has an adorable but needy dog and a new relationship.She has tried hard to leave her painful past behind her, but when her beloved brother Lucas calls with news of their adopted mother's death, he also delivers a bombshell about Maggie's birth mother. So begins an uncertain, bumpy journey to trace her mother's identity, a quest that brings fresh heartbreak but also unexpected joy.Maggie's spent her whole life leaving, but now, for the first time, will she find a reason to stay?Deeply empathetic, uncommonly witty and wise, Margaret, Are You Leaving? celebrates the messiness of family and the beauty of life in all its heartache and wonder.