The Last Poem

A moving and heart-rending debut about a grieving woman who moves to a charming small town and finds healing, friendship and love, from multi-million-copy bestselling Australian poet Courtney Peppernell.

‘Courtney’s poetry is truly sublime and this beautiful novel is nothing short of soup for the soul.’ Lisa Wilkinson

Wren Paisley is living her dream: she’s a successful author and poet, she adores the New York brownstone she calls home and she’s about to marry the love of her life. But everything changes when her fiancée, Lucy, dies in a tragic car crash that leaves a young bystander paralysed. Unable to escape the media frenzy, Wren goes on a road trip, winding up in the charming small town of Everston, Colorado.

It feels fortuitous when she learns that the local library hosts a grief support group that reads, of all things, poetry. Hesitantly, she joins, and slowly begins to build community with the other members, including: Henry, a librarian mourning the loss of his brother; Emerson, a young woman recovering from a life-altering car accident; and Olivia, a complicated reporter who gives Wren butterflies. Finally, she can breathe again, and maybe even love again.

But how long can Wren keep her old life in the rear-view? Will she be able to build a new life in Everston, or will it all come crashing down when old truths come to light?

© 2026 Simon & Schuster Australia (Lydbog): 9781761631900

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Lydbog: 23. februar 2026