Melissa Goode Melissa Goode i(A92439 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 2 y separately published work icon Ordinary Human Love Melissa Goode , Ultimo : Ultimo Press , 2024 27284813 2024 single work novel

'The end of the affair is just the beginning

'A rich and provocative debut for fans of Lily King and Emily Maguire

'Mardi McKee, prodigal daughter, arrives at her father’s home in Lithgow, Australia, after drifting overseas for eighteen months. Her previous life is a memory. Her mother has died, she is divorced and is estranged from her former lover, Ian. Mardi had left Ian, at dawn before he awoke, with no explanation, only months after ending her marriage.

'Ian’s teenage sister, Claudia, has also arrived, escaping her childhood home for Ian’s. Spiky, lovable, lost, Claudia forges an intense friendship with Mardi. But Mardi finds that repairing her relationship with Ian is not so easily done. Mardi is hiding something and Ian is having none of her quest for forgiveness, not until she answers why she vanished without a trace.

'Set between country New South Wales, inner Sydney, and Europe, Ordinary Human Love follows Mardi as she discovers that the greatest love she will ever feel is for the man she left. In this powerful and complex debut, Melissa Goode interrogates what makes a life worthwhile, and has created a vivid, intricate portrait of the relationships that shape and connect us, and the all-consuming nature of desire.' (Publication summary)

1 The Visit Melissa Goode , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Spring no. 11 2015; (p. 56-64)
1 The Only Damage Melissa Goode , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005; (p. 62-70)
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