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Author Talk: Anne Freeman - Mornington Library

Next date: Saturday, 05 September 2026 | 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Join award-winning women's fiction author Anne Freeman in conversation with Anna Foxkirk to celebrate the release of Anne's new novel, The Time After Now. Together, they will discuss crafting fiction from personal history, the power of Own Voices storytelling, the long shadow of youth, and radical self-acceptance.

About the Book:

The Time After Now

Every Picture Tells.

If Olivia hadn’t done what she did, would Drew still be alive?

Twenty years after the love affair Olivia never got over, Drew dies suddenly on a shoot in Iceland, taking with him the promise to guard their intimate photos.

When the images resurface with an anonymous threat of exposure, Olivia’s picture-perfect suburban life is thrown into jeopardy. How can she keep playing the flawless barrister’s wife if her past of avant-garde art, warehouse raves, drugs, and debauchery comes to light?

Desperate for counsel, she prepares to confide in her best friend but Miriam needs support with her own challenges, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Can Olivia outrun her past to protect her future, or will she be forced to reconcile the vibrant oil painting she once was with the fading watercolour she’s become?

About the Author:

Anne Freeman writes contemporary fiction about women stuck in life and the extraordinary ways they shake themselves loose. Her stories are engaging, and sometimes funny, with thrilling adventures, sexy escapades and friendships that uplift.

Anne is the author of three novels. Her latest, The Time After Now, will be released by Hawkeye Publishing in August 2026. It is an Own Voices portrayal of disability examining the ripple effects of decisions made in our youth.

Books will be available for purchase and signing after the event.

Free, bookings essential.

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Note: If you can't make it on the day, please let us know so we can free up your tickets.