Novels
Beautiful Mess
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Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult & Children's Writing, 2016
Shortlisted, The Readings Young Adult Book Prize, 2018
Shortlisted, Gold Inky Award—Australian Titles, 2018
Shortlisted, ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children (Ages 13+), 2018
Shortlisted, ABDA Best Designed YA Cover: Imogen Stubbs, 2018
Longlisted, Indie Book Award for Young Adult, 2018
Longlisted, CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2018
Since Ava lost Kelly, things haven’t been going so well. Even before she gets thrown out of school for shouting at the principal, there’s the simmering rage and all the weird destructive choices. The only thing going right for Ava is her job at Magic Kebab.
Which is where she meets Gideon. Skinny, shy, anxious Gideon. A mad poet and collector of vinyl records with an aversion to social media. He lives in his head. She lives in her grief. The only people who can help them move on with their lives are each other.
The winner of the 2016 Text Prize, Beautiful Mess is funny and sad and a bit screwed up and romantic and absolutely real. In other words, a lot like life.
It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake.
What if you made yourself your number one priority?
An empowering, feel-good romantic comedy about creating the life you want.
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Noni didn’t expect to be starting over again at the age of thirty-six. But eighteen months after the end of her long-term relationship, she knows it’s time to pick herself up and figure out what’s next.
While a brush with a sexy firefighter is a welcome entry back into the dating world, Noni soon realises she’s looking for more than just brief, pleasurable encounters. She’s looking for more pleasure in, well, everything.
That’s how she finds herself embarking on a whirlwind trip to London to track down the one that got away: the alluring, elusive Molly. But Europe may have other surprises in store…