Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here

'Funny, devastating, miraculous and delightful. This is an extraordinary life story, extraordinarily told.' Bri Lee

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.

I drank this book like a glass of water I didn’t know I was pining for … Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here is a love song dedicated to the exquisite mysteries of being. I adored it.”

Hannah Kent — Author of Devotion and Burial Rights