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For years, Leila Whittaker has been the mediator in her family. She smoothes ruffled
feathers between her sons; endures the volatile moods of their father, the acclaimed
Australian artist Ken Black; and even swallows the bitter pill of Ken’s endless affairs. All
this, for the quiet hum of creative freedom her marriage provides. Or so she tells herself.

When Ken dies, leaving his artist’s estate to their two sons, and the pointed amount of
sixty-nine thousand dollars to his muse, Anita, Leila decides she’s had enough. It’s time to seek some peace (and pleasure) of her own ...

Diving, Falling is an elegant, exhilarating journey through grief, betrayal, and the
intoxicating rediscovery of joy. Ripe with wickedly wry observations, unashamedly bold and sexy, it examines the calculations and sacrifices women make to keep the peace, escape their pasts, and find the agency to pursue their own passions.  (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2024 .
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      • Published September 2024

      ISBN: 9781761380662

Works about this Work

‘No One’s Genius to Nurture’ : Leila Was Married to an Art Monster. Now He’s Dead – and It’s Her Turn Jane Turner Goldsmith , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 October 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel
Book Review : Diving, Falling, Kylie Mirmohamadi Ashleigh Meikle , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , September 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel

'Grief, betrayal and taking back your own life is at the core of this debut novel.'

Diving, Falling by Kylie Mirmohamadi Review – Death of the Artist, Husband, Monster Catriona Menzies-Pike , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 September 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel

'This charming debut follows a middle-aged woman who is liberated after her famous husband dies, in a crowded field of new books unpicking heterosexual marriage'

Kylie Mirmohamadi Diving, Falling Justine Hyde , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14-20 September 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel

'In her book The Cost of Living, British writer Deborah Levy says: “To strip the wallpaper off the fairytale of The Family House in which the comfort and happiness of men and children has been the priority is to find behind it an unthanked, unloved, neglected, exhausted woman.” Creative writing academic Kylie Mirmohamadi’s debut novel, Diving, Falling, tells the story of a novelist, Leila Whittaker, recently widowed when her husband died, Ken Black, an art-world giant whose sought-after abstract masterpieces sell in the millions. Behind their fairytale life, Ken is a philanderer with a volatile temper, embodying the tortured genius trope. Leila says of her late husband: “Ken Black never enjoyed an unshadowed hour. And he would have dismissed as deadly dull the idea of a mind at peace.”' (Introduction)   

‘Destined to Be a Classic’ : The Best Australian Books Out in September Walter Marsh , Steph Harmon , Jack Callil , Yvonne C Lam , Sian Cain , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 September 2024;

— Review of The First Friend Malcolm Knox , 2024 single work novel ; Translations Jumaana Abdu , 2024 single work novel ; Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel ; Jilya : How One Indigenous Woman from the Pilbara Transformed Psychology Tracy Westerman , 2024 single work autobiography ; Vortex Rodney Hall , 2024 single work novel ; The Degenerates Raeden Richardson , 2024 single work novel ; Beam of Light : Stories John Kinsella , 2024 selected work short story ; Sassafras Rebecca Huntley , 2024 single work autobiography
‘Destined to Be a Classic’ : The Best Australian Books Out in September Walter Marsh , Steph Harmon , Jack Callil , Yvonne C Lam , Sian Cain , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 September 2024;

— Review of The First Friend Malcolm Knox , 2024 single work novel ; Translations Jumaana Abdu , 2024 single work novel ; Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel ; Jilya : How One Indigenous Woman from the Pilbara Transformed Psychology Tracy Westerman , 2024 single work autobiography ; Vortex Rodney Hall , 2024 single work novel ; The Degenerates Raeden Richardson , 2024 single work novel ; Beam of Light : Stories John Kinsella , 2024 selected work short story ; Sassafras Rebecca Huntley , 2024 single work autobiography
Kylie Mirmohamadi Diving, Falling Justine Hyde , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14-20 September 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel

'In her book The Cost of Living, British writer Deborah Levy says: “To strip the wallpaper off the fairytale of The Family House in which the comfort and happiness of men and children has been the priority is to find behind it an unthanked, unloved, neglected, exhausted woman.” Creative writing academic Kylie Mirmohamadi’s debut novel, Diving, Falling, tells the story of a novelist, Leila Whittaker, recently widowed when her husband died, Ken Black, an art-world giant whose sought-after abstract masterpieces sell in the millions. Behind their fairytale life, Ken is a philanderer with a volatile temper, embodying the tortured genius trope. Leila says of her late husband: “Ken Black never enjoyed an unshadowed hour. And he would have dismissed as deadly dull the idea of a mind at peace.”' (Introduction)   

Diving, Falling by Kylie Mirmohamadi Review – Death of the Artist, Husband, Monster Catriona Menzies-Pike , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 September 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel

'This charming debut follows a middle-aged woman who is liberated after her famous husband dies, in a crowded field of new books unpicking heterosexual marriage'

Book Review : Diving, Falling, Kylie Mirmohamadi Ashleigh Meikle , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , September 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel

'Grief, betrayal and taking back your own life is at the core of this debut novel.'

‘No One’s Genius to Nurture’ : Leila Was Married to an Art Monster. Now He’s Dead – and It’s Her Turn Jane Turner Goldsmith , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 October 2024;

— Review of Diving, Falling Kylie Mirmohamadi , 2024 single work novel
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