Dianne Maguire & 'What Matters Most' @GoddessFish #contemporary

Today we have author Dianne Maguire visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?

* Dianne Maguire is a social worker turned novelist with over 20 years' experience in child welfare and protection.
* She has won the Pauline Walsh Prize in the Eastwood/Hills Regional Annual Literary Awards and in 2010 she co-wrote a collection of non-fiction short stories, It's About Time, for children's charity Time for Kids. Her articles have been published in state and national newspapers and magazines.
* Although Dianne lives in Adelaide with her husband Jerome, she does most of her writing on the Fleurieu Peninsula. What Matters Most is her debut novel.


A look into...

~ Blurb ~ * There is good love and bad love. Good sex and bad sex. And sometimes it's hard to know the difference.
* Paediatrician and mother Mia Sandhurst is scraping to keep her marriage together after her husband of 25 years breaks her heart. Finally facing reality, Mia embarks on a series of outlandish new behaviours to make startling discoveries about herself, love and life.
* But the lies and betrayal Mia endures are nothing compared to those of her 15 year old patient, Rachel Hooper.
* Set on the magical coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, What Matters Most is a story of love, family, misplaced loyalty and how our choices shape who we are.
~ Excerpt ~ * It was well after 4.00pm by the time Mia plodded down the concrete steps into the car park. The flash and beep from her car as she pointed the remote always gave her a discernible burst of joy because it meant she was on her way home. On this particular occasion