Book Launch: 'Hometown' by Martinette Williams

Enjoy an evening of books and music in celebration of Hometown, the second novel by Martinette Williams. About Hometown: A friends-to-lovers contemporary romance. When Lainey meets Jannes in their small New Zealand hometown, an unexpected connection takes hold. As the years pass, life pulls them apart and draws them back together again, their relationship shaped by unspoken feelings, missed chances, and the enduring pull of home. About Martinette Martinette Williams is a singer-songwriter living in New Zealand with her husband and two children. She graduated from the University of Otago in 2012 with an honours degree in Film Studies. Her debut novel, Everything She Wanted, was published in 2025. Hometown is her second novel. The evening will also include a live performance by the folk-pop duo Blue Heron.