The Museum of Modern Love

“Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity you must be fearless.”

The original design of The Museum of Modern Love by designer Sandy Cull and published by Allen & Unwin in Australian in 2016. The cover design that was then adopted in various territories and translations including the USA, UK, Catalan, Thailand, South Korea, Greece and Russia. New designs were created for editions in Hebrew and Chinese.

Winner of the Stella Prize 2016
Winner Christina Stead Prize 2016
Winner Margaret Scott Prize 2016

And a link to an edited version of The Stella Prize for the Museum of Modern Love - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/19/some-men-are-intimidated-when-women-step-into-their-magnificence

Life beats you down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”

Stella Adler

The Museum of Modern Love

“Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity you must be fearless.”

Life beats you down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”

Further Reading…

Interview in The Guardian

The New York Times

Stella Prize Speech published in the Guardian

NPR Review

Sydney Morning Herald

I adored it, and it is my book of the year so far.”

This is a weirdly beautiful book.”

In a playful way, this bold new novel by Heather Rose is an astute meditation on art, bravery, friendship, love, how to live, and on dying.”