Elsewhere in Success

By Iris Lavell

FICTION

232 Pages, 5 x 9

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Publication Date: July 2013

ISBN 9781925160321

Rights: WOR

Fremantle Press (Jul 2013)

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Overview

A deceptively quiet story of suburban lives and second chances, this book follows Harry and Louisa, who are both in their second marriage. Each harbors failure and pain from the first; it seems that stasis is safest. Each gets by on the minutiae, rather than facing up to the shadows of violence, loss, and failure that still haunt them; a life half-lived is a life undisturbed. Celebrating the beauty of the ordinary, this novel asserts that hope and love can heal pain.

Reviews

"A beautifully written account of ordinary suburban lives lived in flux, pain, and hope." —Chris McLeod, author, Man of Water

“It is always a delight to uncover a wonderful piece of debut fiction such as Iris Lavell’s Elsewhere in Success.” —Kill Your Darlings

“It’s a book that will resonate with many middle-aged Australians.” —Herald Sun

“Iris writes with skill and deep understanding of people’s endless and internal monologues.” —Subiaco Post

“Each scene is worth rereading.” —Age

“A brave book.” —Sydney Morning Herald

“Told with compassion and humour . . . a novel about grief and hope that will make you question whether there is such a thing as ordinary.” —West Australian

Author Biography

Iris Lavell is a psychologist, a poet, and the author of four one-act plays, which have been produced and performed in Perth, Australia. Her poetry has been published in two anthologies, An Alphabetic Amulet and Thirst.

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