Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here

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' Funny, devastating, miraculous, and 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 and spirituality. Dazzling and 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 and 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 and utterly surprising memoir by the bestselling author of Stella Prize-winner The Museum of Modern Love and Bruny. Heartbreaking and beautiful, this is a love story brimming with courage and joy against all odds, one that will bring wonder, light and comfort to all who read it. Praise for Heather Rose: ' With rare subtlety and 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 and special in a way that defies easy articulation. ' Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites on The Museum of Modern Love ' An entertaining and thought-provoking romp with authentic dialogue with characters that are all complex and 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 and beautiful. ' Dominic Smith, author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos on The Museum of Modern Love ' Captivating . . . a gem of a novel. ' Library Journal, starred review on The Museum of Modern Love ' Heather Rose takes no prisoners in this hugely entertaining satirical novel. ' Readings on Bruny ' Part political thriller, part family saga, part love letter to Tasmania, this is [Rose' s] most ambitious novel to date. ' Australian Book Review on Bruny ' Believable, relatable people, families, romance, grief and the terser political narrative all come together with magnificent brio. ' The Sydney Morning Herald on Bruny ' Deeply involving . . . profound . . . emotionally rich and thought-provoking. ' Booklist, starred review on The Museum of Modern Love ' From the first pages of The River Wife, the reader is struck by the beauty of the prose. There is a fluid brook-like quality to the writing. (A celebration of) the beauty of nature and the enduring power of story. ' The Age