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Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here A Memoir Of Loss And Discovery Heather Rose by Heather Rose 9781761185632, 1761185632 instant download after payment.
A deeply personal collection filled with reflections on love, death, creativity & healing
'Funny, devastating, miraculous, & delightful. This is an extraordinary life story, extraordinarily told.' Bri Lee, author of Eggshell Skull '[Rose] takes us to the edge of a volcanic crater of grief, passion & spirituality. Dazzling & devastating.' Tim Rogers, author of Detours
°°° Born on the island of Tasmania, Heather Rose falls in love with nature, but a family tragedy at age twelve sets her on a course to explore life & all its mysteries. Here is a wild barefoot girl keen for adventure, a seeker of truth initiated in ancient rituals, a fledgling writer who becomes one of Australia's most acclaimed authors, a fierce mother whose body may falter at any moment. Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here is a luminous, compelling & utterly surprising memoir by the bestselling author of Stella Prize-winner The Museum of Modern Love & Bruny. Heartbreaking & beautiful, this is a love story brimming with courage & joy against all odds, one that will bring wonder, light & comfort to all who read it.
Praise for Heather Rose:
'With rare subtlety & humanity, this novel relocates the difficult path to wonder in us all.' — The Christina Stead Prize judges on The Museum of Modern Love 'A glorious novel, meditative & special in a way that defies easy articulation.' — Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites on The Museum of Modern Love 'An entertaining & thought-provoking romp with authentic dialogue with characters that are all complex & multidimensional...Rose writes with emotional intuition [and] has that eminently readable interiority that only a novel can bring.' — Louise Swinn, The Saturday Paper on Bruny 'Audacious & beautiful.' — Dominic Smith, author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos on The Museum of Modern Love
