Isabel Weaving is pining for her second husband, the charismatic Max, but he is no longer around. She adores her beloved granddaughter, Sophie, and her distant son, Dominic. But she views the rest of her family (placid daughter, Kate, mild-mannered first husband, Steve, bossy big sister, Zoe) with withering distaste.

Cooee is Vivienne Kelly’s debut novel, originally published in 2008—a story full of wit, dark humour and unexpected twists and turns.