Never Look Desperate
Paperback
Tragi-comedy romance exploring middle-age Tinder, grief, and finding hope.
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Never Look Desperate

a novel

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2023

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Summary

Never Look Desperate: A Tragi-Comedy of Love, Loss, and Tinder in Melbourne

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 w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780645565393
ISBN-10:0645565393
Author:Rachel Matthews
Publisher:Transit Lounge Publishing
Imprint:Transit Lounge Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:31 August 2023
Weight:370g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
About The Author

Rachel Matthews

Rachel Matthews is a Melbourne author, lecturer and teacher. Her debut novel Vinyl Inside received strong press reviews and was highly commended by the Australian Vogel Award judges. Siren, her 2017 novel was part of a PhD at Victoria University exploring sexual violence in Australian football. Never Look Desperate is her third novel. She has over 15 years’ experience as an educator within a diverse range of learning environments, including lecturing in RMIT’s Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing, ACU’s Bachelor of Creative Arts and in student welfare at Virtual School Victoria (the largest government school in the state). Rachel is also a contributor to news media.

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