Scarlett Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Brady Harcourt has returned to his hometown with his teenage daughter, three years after the death of his wife, but Instead of being the answer to his problems, the seachange looks like unravelling his family. To make matters worse, he has to deal with Emma, a community nurse who’d give a Bolshevik a run for their money. Fifteen year old Ebony Harcourt is angry with her father. He has turned into Dadzilla. And—a seachange? He’s obviously lost the plot. A model student, she starts a quest to find answers about her mother’s death, enlisting the help of her new friend Jenna. Emma Tesler knows too much about the lives of everyone in town, she keeps their secrets well, although at times she has to bite her tongue. When Brady Harcourt arrives in town, her self control is sorely tested. And not just professionally. ‘Scarlett doesn’t live here anymore’ reaches honestly into the issue of grieving. With her trademark humour and sharp observation, she weaves a tale of the adjustment and crossed purposes that come with loss. Linda brings the narrative to life with a unique cast of characters, who all have their secrets, joys and dilemmas. In this deeply human story, we find peace, redemption, risk and resolution.