After 30 years of marriage can there be any secrets left?
Diana Forsyth is in the midst of planning the Big Party, a combined celebration of her husband Will's 60th and their 30th wedding anniversary.
The whole family is flying in and unbeknownst to Will, Diana is planning a Big Surprise. But then she finds a torn scrap of paper hidden inside the folds of one of his cashmere sweaters, with the words, I forgive you. And all of a sudden, Diana realises she's not the only one keeping Big Secrets.
books
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison
“ If you like a story about misfits making good, but with the added lustre of silk and satin, then this book is for you.”
Natasha Lester
Author of THE PARIS SECRET
The Fence
The Fence was named as one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Popular Fiction Books of 2016, along with novels by Jodi Picoult, Curtis Sittenfeld, Toni Jordan. and Helen Fielding.
Sydney Morning Herald
The Making of Christina
"Jaffé has been likened to Liane Moriarty…she knows how to animate the domestic dramas of easily relatable characters and exploit the darkness seething beneath the gloss."
The Australian
New Voices Down Under is my latest newsletter dedicated to showcasing the best of Australia’s new release fiction from debut novelists.
reviews
‘I’ve just finished Meredith Jaffé’s second novel The Making of Christina which I LOVED.’
Marian Keyes
‘Reminiscent of the fiction of Liane Moriarty, Meredith Jaffé’s debut explores a range of topics…written with astute characterisation.’
Books+Publishing
‘Like Christos Tsiolkas’s The Slap, Australian debut author Meredith Jaffe’s novel homes in on a hot-button issue that divides the characters.’
Herald Sun
'Well-crafted, feel-good and funny. Jaffé is an excellent creator of complex and believable characters, drawn with sharp-eyed humour and affection, and the plot is perfectly paced.'
Sydney Morning Herald
about meredith
Meredith Jaffé is the author of four novels for adults — The Tricky Art of Forgiveness, The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison, The Making of Christina and The Fence. Her bestselling novel, The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison, was voted in the 2023 and 2022 Better Reading Top 100 and the 2021 Booktopia Favourite Australian Book Award Top 50. It has also been optioned for film. She also writes for children (but that’s another story!)
She’s the former Festival Director of StoryFest and regularly facilitates at writers’ festivals, other author events and podcasts. Previously, she wrote the weekly literary column for the online women’s magazine The Hoopla. Her feature articles, reviews, and opinion pieces have also appeared in the Guardian Australia, The Huffington Post, and Mamamia.
what i'm reading, listening to & working on (plus a few freebies!)
If you would like to know more about what I am up to, what I am reading, listening to, and working on, or even what my bookish friends are up to, then the newsletter is the perfect place to read all the goss. It will hit your inbox every couple of months and will be about a one cup of tea read. Plus, I'll sneak in a few giveaways along the way because who doesn't love a freebie?
book meredith
Writing is my all time favourite thing to do. My next favourite thing is to interview other writers and find out what makes them tick. Over the years, I've had the privilege and pleasure to meet and chat with a lot of amazing writers including Marian Keyes, Alexander McCall Smith and Liane Moriarty.
If you’re looking for a seasoned facilitator for your next event or book launch, please get in touch. I’m available for author talks on the themes of my books and the writing process. I’d also be delighted to run a discussion on any of my novels at your next book club.