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'What happens when we become used to each other, when we become bored, when we anticipate each other’s moods like the seasons cycled in a day? What happens when you are tired of me and I tire of you?
'Every couple has a story. How they met, how they fell in love – their ups, their downs. What made them want to be in each other's arms day and night. The struggle of family expectations. The need to please each other, the desire to go their separate ways. It is about the private universe between two people as they try to hold to each other despite the barriers of geography, culture and class.
'Every couple has a beginning, a middle, and maybe an end.
'The Lovers is an enchanting fable that explores the light and dark of a relationship – a love distilled down to its barest form. You might think you know this story. Maybe you do.' (Publication summary)
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Author's note: For IBN Benito Almagro
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Works about this Work
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Miles Franklin 2023 : A Guide to the Shortlist of Australia’s Biggest Literary Prize
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 July 2023; -
Queer Disobedience, Cultural Erasure and Uncomfortable Truths : Your Guide to the 2023 Miles Franklin Shortlist
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 24 July 2023;
— Review of Iris 2022 single work novel ; Cold Enough for Snow 2022 single work novel ; Limberlost 2022 single work novel ; Hopeless Kingdom 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers 2022 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens 2022 single work novel -
Miles Franklin Award 2023: Shortlist Revealed for Australia’s Prestigious Literary Prize
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 June 2023; -
A Votive Manifesto
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023;
— Review of The Lovers 2022 single work novel -
Books Roundup
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Tell Me Again 2022 single work autobiography ; Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel ; The Glass House 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers 2022 single work novel
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Books Roundup
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Tell Me Again 2022 single work autobiography ; Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel ; The Glass House 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers 2022 single work novel -
A Votive Manifesto
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023;
— Review of The Lovers 2022 single work novel -
Queer Disobedience, Cultural Erasure and Uncomfortable Truths : Your Guide to the 2023 Miles Franklin Shortlist
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 24 July 2023;
— Review of Iris 2022 single work novel ; Cold Enough for Snow 2022 single work novel ; Limberlost 2022 single work novel ; Hopeless Kingdom 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers 2022 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens 2022 single work novel -
Miles Franklin Award 2023: Shortlist Revealed for Australia’s Prestigious Literary Prize
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 June 2023; -
Miles Franklin 2023 : A Guide to the Shortlist of Australia’s Biggest Literary Prize
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 July 2023;
Awards
- 2023 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
- 2023 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2023 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Literary Fiction / Poetry Cover designed by Mika Tabata.
- 2023 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Fiction