Join us at Berkelouw Books, Mona Vale when best-selling author Jo Nell discusses her unforgettable second novel, The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker, with writer and bookseller, Jo Riccioni.

The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker is a poignant ode to love and the memories that make a well-lived life. As the wife of retired ship's doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. But when Henry goes missing, Evelyn sets off to search every part of the grand ocean liner to find him, casino, nightclub and off-limits areas included. Misadventures are had, new friends are made, scandalous behaviour noted - all news to Evelyn. Why is it so hard to remember some things and so hard to forget others? And where is Henry?

The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker is a bittersweet, funny and very moving novel. Joanna superbly depicts the experience of dementia, inspired by both her work as a cruise ship GP and her special interest in care of the elderly. It is a love letter to the memories we make over the course of a lifetime, and how the heart remembers what matters, even when the mind has long forgotten.

Joanna Nell was born in the UK and studied medicine at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Her short fiction has won multiple awards and has been published in various journals and literary anthologies. She will be discussing her new novel and the writing life with fellow writer and bookseller, Jo Riccioni.