Sita Walker Sita Walker i(25099073 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 The Moment I Knew : We Met on Bumble; Weeks Later, I Wrote Him into My Memoir Sita Walker , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 February 2023;

'After meeting on a dating app, Sita Walker checked into a gaudy hotel with her new partner. Despite the ugly carpet and even worse furnishings, love flourished in Room 403'

1 3 y separately published work icon The God of No Good Sita Walker , Ultimo : Ultimo Press , 2023 25099092 2023 single work autobiography

'Sita Walker was raised by five strong matriarchs who taught her to believe in God and to be good. Her grandmother, mother and three aunts believed in unshakeable faith, in the power of prayer, in sacrifice, in magic, in the healing of turmeric and tea, and the wisdom of dreams. 

'But as hard as she tries to be good, Sita always suspects that deep down, she isn’t very good at all.

'At 35, she hasn’t prayed in years, her dream of true love has died, and along with it, her faith – not that she’s telling her mother, or her aunts. Instead, she abandons religion in secret, ‘taking tiny pieces of God away, one by one, under cover of darkness.’

'Now, the only way she can fulfill her destiny is to seek out the wisdom of the ones who came before, and truly understand the women who raised her. But will they understand her? Either way, the matriarchy will never be the same again.

'Traversing decades and continents – from Iran to India, Sri Lanka to the Czech Republic, Adelaide to the Torres Strait – The God of No Good is a beautifully lyrical and funny intergenerational memoir about six women and how their lives intertwine.' (Publication summary)

1 Love in the Time of Grandmother Sita Walker , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Roots : Home is Who We Are : Voices from the SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition 2021;
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