NEW RELEASE
What Kate Did Next - Lisa Heidke (2010)
Married mother-of-two Kate is realising that somewhere along the way she has put her dreams of being an acclaimed photographer on hold. So when a friend rings with a temporary job offer on a food magazine, Kate decides to plunge back into the working world. As she spends her days dealing with the temperamental creative director Graeme Grafton - a former Cleo Bachelor of the Year, she also has to contend with her 13-year-old daughter Lexi going through a rebellious stage, her sister Robyn ringing up daily claiming she's in labour and her estranged father re-entering her life with a bang. Meanwhile Kate is harbouring fantasies about her son's well-fit soccer coach. Heidke's witty sophomore effort proves she's got the depiction of the domestic battleground down to a fine art. Will be very interested to see what she does next.
The heroine of Sydney-based author Lisa Heidke's latest release What Kate Did Next is a mother of two who heads back into the workforce while trying to juggle kids, a work-obsessed husband, lust for her son's soccer coach, and much, much more ... The summary says: "Her husband's a workaholic, her kids are growing up - now it's time for Kate to follow some of her own dreams. It seems like only yesterday that Kate was one of the most well-regarded photographers in town. So how, she wonders, did her life come to consist of so much drudgery, not to mention dealing with a recalcitrant, eye-rolling teenage daughter and an often-absentee husband. And why oh why did her young son have to score such a distractingly gorgeous soccer coach? Follow Kate's journey as she dips her toes back into the workforce and starts to fantasise about getting her life back, including some of the glamour and fun." What Kate Did Next is out in December. Heidke's debut novel Lucy Springer Gets Even was released at the start of the year.