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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Never Look Desperate
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'Never Look Desperate is Sedaris meets Fleabag, a tragi-comedy romance set in Melbourne 2023. It features cremation bling, pineapple underwear, grief and vaccinated cruise ships. The central characters Bernard, Goldie and Minh are everything TED Talks tell you not to be.

'The story tackles the absurdity of despair in a recovering world, the liberation from isolation and the wild frontier of middle-aged Tinder.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Author's note: For Mum and Dad (the lighthouse), John and Dillon. And with thanks and love to James

    Antoine, forever we cherish, your beautiful mind

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2023 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 2023
      ISBN: 9780645565393

Works about this Work

Book Review : Never Look Desperate, Rachel Matthews Ellie Fisher , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2023;

— Review of Never Look Desperate Rachel Matthews , 2023 single work novel

'A comedic novel that cradles emotional warmth at its core.'

Book Review : Never Look Desperate, Rachel Matthews Ellie Fisher , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2023;

— Review of Never Look Desperate Rachel Matthews , 2023 single work novel

'A comedic novel that cradles emotional warmth at its core.'

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