Boogie Wonderland by Kate Halfpenny - ISBN: 9781923022133
Paperback
New town, strained marriage, a sea change gone awry.

Boogie Wonderland

A memoir about sea changes, marriage and riding the waves of midlife

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    24 June 2025

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Summary

When Covid lockdowns hit Melbourne, metropolitan midlife couple Kate and Chris decide to make a sea change and move to a small coastal town to ease financial pressures and live out the beach lifestyle many of us dream of. But they didn’t give much thought to just how different it would be. With late night drinking sessions in Melbourne’s coolest suburbs replaced by the disconcerting peace of a summer destination largely quiet for the rest of the year, they’re suddenly rattling around in their…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781923022133
ISBN-10:192302213X
Author:Kate Halfpenny
Publisher:Affirm Press
Imprint:Affirm Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:24 June 2025
Weight:400g
Dimensions:20mm x 155mm x 230mm
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Boogie Wonderland by Kate Halfpenny - ISBN: 9781923022133
155 × 230 mm
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A4
mm / in
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Critics Review

‘Highly relatable stuff that’s bound to touch on so many similar issues in our own lives.’ – Meredith Jaffe
‘Highly relatable stuff that’s bound to touch on so many similar issues in our own lives.’ – Meredith Jaffe
‘Highly relatable stuff that’s bound to touch on so many similar issues in our own lives.’ – Meredith Jaffe
‘Highly relatable stuff that’s bound to touch on so many similar issues in our own lives.’ – Meredith Jaffe
‘Highly relatable stuff that’s bound to touch on so many similar issues in our own lives.’ – Meredith Jaffe

About The Author

Kate Halfpenny

Kate Halfpenny has spent four decades telling other people’s stories as an award-winning writer, editor and commentator for Who, Vogue, Marie Claire and ABC Radio. Her own plot twists include three kids, two husbands, and one mission to talk honestly about midlife as a columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

Post-pandemic, Kate fled Melbourne for Ocean Grove, where she boogie boards daily and has become unafraid of magpies. A former synchronised trampoline champ and tapestry fan who’s learning the Rocky theme on piano, she’s trying to break up with Botox and cooking.

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