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'Sullivan Moss is useless.
'Once a charming underachiever, he's now such a loser that he can't even commit suicide properly. Waking up in hospital after falling the wrong way on a rooftop, he comes to a decision. He shouldn't waste perfectly good organs just because they're attached to his head. After a life of regrets, Sully wants to do one useful thing: he wants to donate a kidney to a stranger.
'As he scrambles over the hurdles to become a donor, Sully almost accidentally forges a new life for himself. Sober and employed, he makes new friends, not least radio producer Natalie and her son Louis, and begins to patch things up with old ones, like his ex-best mate Tim. Suddenly, everyone wants a piece of him.
'But altruism is not as easy as it seems. Just when he thinks he's got himself together, Sully discovers that he's most at risk of falling apart.' (Publication summary)
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Review : Useful
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2015;
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Naama Amram Reviews 'Useful' by Debra Oswald
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Author Excited to Be Returning to Mollymook
2015
single work
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 April 2015; (p. 19) -
Review : Useful
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7 February 2015;
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Well Read
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 February 2015; (p. 24)
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel
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Tale of Second Chances Laced with Humour
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 February 2015; (p. 18)
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
An Uncommon Breed Steps Forth
Fine Oswald Debut Both Sad and Funny
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 February 2015; (p. 34) The Age , 21 February 2015; (p. 38) The Canberra Times , 21 February 2015; (p. 23)
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Well Read
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 February 2015; (p. 24)
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Review : Useful
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7 February 2015;
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Naama Amram Reviews 'Useful' by Debra Oswald
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;
— Review of Useful 2015 single work novel -
Debra Oswald
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 January 2015; (p. 24-25) The Canberra Times , 24 January 2015; (p. 15) The Age , 24 January 2015; (p. 24) -
Author Excited to Be Returning to Mollymook
2015
single work
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 April 2015; (p. 19)