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'Cast adrift by loss, Monica Sparrow is marooned in her semi in Neasden, the so-called 'loneliest village in London', her home stuffed with nothing she needs. Is it time for her to finally get her house in order? Can she isolate what really matters, and clear the junk? And while it’s too late for her family to be as they were, can Monica fashion an entirely new one, from the unlikeliest set of contenders?

'Monica’s sister, Diane, already a right piece of work and looking to take it up a notch, seems lost to Monica forever. But a few unexpected diversions see her careering in a most unanticipated direction. Xavier, a master of minimalism, discards people as easily as any other clutter. An editor at a prestigious publishing house, he’s lumbered with Monica - a wannabe writer spectacularly different from any he’s previously encountered.

'Having lived virtually family-free into adulthood, Jamie suddenly acquires Monica and Diane as elder sisters, and a job, a proper one. Used to living on the margins and unfamiliar with group dynamics, this proverbial black sheep might just become the most improbable anchor.

'Four isolated people. Thrown together by family and circumstance. A humorous and heart warming story of second chances and new beginnings.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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    • Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2019 .
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      Extent: 288p.p.
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      • Published 1 March 2019.

      ISBN: 9781925760170

Works about this Work

Book Review : The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow by Matt Howard Erich Mayer , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , March 2019;

— Review of The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Matt Howard , 2019 single work novel

'Howard traces the development of his characters with a deceptively light touch and a fine sense of humour.'

Not Only Birds Are Free to Move on and Change Louise Swinn , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 March 2019; (p. 25)

— Review of The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Matt Howard , 2019 single work novel

'Anyone beefing about unlikeable characters might take issue with Diane, Monica’s sister in Matt Howard’s new novel, The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow. Perpetually pie-eyed, she ­provides much of the levity and humour. She is publicly loud and rude, a snob and lousy at friendship.' (Introduction)

Matt Howard : The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Chris Flynn , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2-8 March 2019;

'Journeyman author Matt Howard pops up with his fourth novel in 13 years, and with his fourth publisher. Given the commercial appeal of his work, this bedhopping seems odd, but such is the climate of publishing these days. Hit it out of the park with your first swing, or move house.' (Introduction)

Not Only Birds Are Free to Move on and Change Louise Swinn , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 March 2019; (p. 25)

— Review of The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Matt Howard , 2019 single work novel

'Anyone beefing about unlikeable characters might take issue with Diane, Monica’s sister in Matt Howard’s new novel, The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow. Perpetually pie-eyed, she ­provides much of the levity and humour. She is publicly loud and rude, a snob and lousy at friendship.' (Introduction)

Book Review : The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow by Matt Howard Erich Mayer , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , March 2019;

— Review of The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Matt Howard , 2019 single work novel

'Howard traces the development of his characters with a deceptively light touch and a fine sense of humour.'

Matt Howard : The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Chris Flynn , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2-8 March 2019;

'Journeyman author Matt Howard pops up with his fourth novel in 13 years, and with his fourth publisher. Given the commercial appeal of his work, this bedhopping seems odd, but such is the climate of publishing these days. Hit it out of the park with your first swing, or move house.' (Introduction)

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