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Latest release (April 2, 2025) - Right Way Up

A book cover with top purple sky
                        background and four lines of text: Bestselling                        Australian author (in white)/ Fiona McCallum (in                        yellow) / When plans are upended, who can turn                        them... / Right Way Up (in deep purple). Below,                        in the centre) is a high brown brick fence with                        green foliage and purple flowers in front, a                        knocked over terracotta pot with spilt soil and                        flowers and a grey tabby cat strolling across                        sandstone paving. At the bottom, in the                        foreground, on a white wrought iron outdoor                        table is a pale wooden tray containing a blue,                        orange and yellow floral teapot and a white,                        pink and green floral cup and saucer.(Click on images for more information.)

More info. and order from your favourite store:

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Print: Amazon.com.au, BigW, Booktopia, Dymocks, QBD, The Nile

Ebook: Amazon, Apple Books, Google, Kindle AU, Kobo  

Audio book: Audible, Amazon 

Click here for a sample chapter.

Click here for an audio excerpt.

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Right Way Up back cover blurb:

When plans are upended, who can turn them the right way up?

A heartwarming, wise and tender novel about life's twists and turns and figuring out what really matters, from Australian bestselling author Fiona McCallum.

Kind-hearted and practical psychologist Colin Palmer has spent decades helping his clients. Now he's under pressure to retire and hit the road in a new caravan with his wife Joyce.Audiobook cover Right Way Up by Fiona
                        McCallum

However, when Joyce abruptly heads off on her own adventure, Colin's perfectly ordered world is flipped upside down. He's left grappling to make sense of their marriage, who he is and what he wants.

Enter no-nonsense, blunt, firecracker ex-nurse Shirley Royal! Recently widowed, Shirley is also searching for meaning after losing the bedrock of her existence. She's ripe for a new project and Colin might just be it!

But just when Colin's future appears bright and assured, thanks to Shirley's friendship, Joyce tumbles back into his world. How will he now navigate a path between his old life and new?

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[Image descriptions: 1) Print book cover and 2) audio book cover of Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum: At top purple sky background and four lines of text: Bestselling Australian author (in white)/ Fiona McCallum (in yellow) / When plans are upended, who can turn them... / Right Way Up (in deep purple). Below, in the centre) is a high brown brick fence with green foliage and purple flowers in front, a knocked over terracotta pot with spilt soil and flowers and a grey tabby cat strolling across sandstone paving. At the bottom, in the foreground, on a white wrought iron outdoor table is a pale wooden tray containing a blue, orange and yellow floral teapot and a white, pink and green floral cup and saucer.]

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I'm thrilled Right Way Up is already receiving lovely early reviews:

“It’s a wonderfully relatable tale, perfect to read with a snug blanket and warm cup of tea!” Better Reading

Another gem from the winning author.” HappyValley BooksRead

"The story had me absorbed from the first page until the beautiful conclusion!" Leanne

"Highly recommend this positive, delightful relationship-focused gem!" Cindy

"What a glorious book. This is the first of Fiona's books I have read and I absolutely adored it." Shirley

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Other titles - print and ebook (Aust/NZ) and audio (worldwide):

Stand-alone titles:

 The cover
                            of an audio book by Fiona McCallum titled                            Looking Out, showing blue sky and green                            trees above the corrugated metal roof of a                            traditional stone house which has an open                            front door. Outside on a pale brown path                            lies a black dog with white chest.   Audio
                            book cover image - Looking Out by Fiona                            McCallum  Audio book cover, Sunrise Over Mercy
                            Court by Fiona McCallum  Audio book cover, Sunrise Over Mercy
                            Court by Fiona McCallum

(Last release - Looking Out (2024) 

     

     

The Trick of the Light series:

(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)

Trick of the Light by Fiona McCallum book
                        cover image  Trick of the Light by Fiona
                                McCallum audiobook cover image  Book cover of Her Time to Shine by
                                Fiona McCallum  Audio book cover image of Her Time
                                to Shine by Fiona McCallum

The Ballarat series:

(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)

Book cover
                        image A Life of Her Own by Fiona McCallum  audio book
                        cover image A Life of Her Own by Fiona McCallum  book cover image The Long Road Home by
                        Fiona McCallum  audio book cover image The Long Road Home
                        by Fiona McCallum

The Finding Hannah series:

(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)

   

The Wattle Creek series:

(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)

 

The Button Jar series:

(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)

   

(All titles also available in large print from Read How You Want)

US - print and ebook:

(Note, Paycheque retitled)

UK - print and ebook:

 

(Note, Nowhere Else & Paycheque retitled)

 

Copyright © Fiona McCallum 2025


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