June Bowen will be launching her novel Gone, Brother, Gone at Blenheim Public Library, 33 Arthur Street, on Wednesday 2 December at 7.30 pm.

Sibling rivalry is not a problem for Ellen and Alistair. In a family where money is god and time is profit, they have always been there for each other. When Ellen faces an unplanned pregnancy and Alistair flees to Melbourne to avoid arrest on drug charges, they lose contact with each other for many years.

Each follows their own separate path of self-discovery in their chosen careers until a bizarre co-incidence finally brings them together again. Their joyous reunion is quickly replaced with the disturbing discovery that they must once again support each other unconditionally, this time in a fight for justice against rape and murder.

Gone, Brother, Gone is a poignant and heart-stopping novel, an irresistible blend of passion and revenge that restores the belief in the bonds of family love.

June Bowen is a retired librarian whose short stories and poetry have won many awards and are published in several anthologies. Read her profile on the Top of the South website:

The book launch is being hosted by The Friends of the Marlborough District Libraries. June will speak for about an hour on the process of writing and the path she followed which ultimately led to the publication of the novel.

The book will be available at $29.50 and she will sign copies for any who may like to purchase it. Question time will be followed by supper.