Libby Iriks: Stories with Heart

Meet local author Libby Iriks as she launches her small-town romance novel Home to the Heart Country.

Libby is a fresh new voice that will appeal to readers of Rachael Johns and Mandy Magro. Home to the Heart Country explores themes of belonging, social anxiety and neurodivergence.

“She’s in town to claim an inheritance, but will she be strong enough to claim her future?

Beth dreams of putting down roots and finding a place to belong, and with a steady job in Townsville, she’s on her way to achieving that dream. But when the cute little cottage she’s rented for the past four years is put on the market, the stability she’s always craved is threatened.

News of a life-changing inheritance takes her across the country to a small town in Western Australia, where she discovers that the rundown old house her aunt left her might just be her saving grace. With plans to sell it so she can buy her beloved cottage, she hires Noah, a farmer-slash-wannabe-renovator, to help fix it up. But thanks to her self-preserving tendencies, she’s otherwise determined to keep her distance from everyone in town.

Despite her best efforts, Beth starts to form meaningful connections, and in Noah, she discovers a man who sees beyond her awkward shyness to the woman she is on the inside. Then, just as she finally feels at home in Karlup, she uncovers a shocking family truth that unravels her sense of identify and forces her to re-evaluate her biggest dreams and deepest desires”.

Two ACROD parking bays are available, along with a drop-off and pick-up zone. The Library also has an accessible toilet and lift access to the first floor.

If you have any specific needs or require accommodations in order to comfortably attend this event, such as visual aids, a quiet space, or accessible seating, please let us know.

For further information contact Rockingham Library on 9528 8683 or email rlcontact@rockingham.wa.gov.au

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