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Rachel Matthews Rachel Matthews i(A110460 works by)
Gender: Female
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'Rachel Matthews grew up in Shepparton, Victoria. She is a graduate of Deakin University (Bachelor of Arts), the University of Melbourne (Diploma of Education) and RMIT's Professional Writing and Editing diploma course.' Matthews has taught VCE English and Media studies at the Distance Education Centre Victoria.

Source: Transit Lounge website, http://www.transitlounge.com.au/
Sighted: 09/10/2007

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y separately published work icon Never Look Desperate Yarraville : Transit Lounge , 2023 26363772 2023 single work novel

'Never Look Desperate is Sedaris meets Fleabag, a tragi-comedy romance set in Melbourne 2023. It features cremation bling, pineapple underwear, grief and vaccinated cruise ships. The central characters Bernard, Goldie and Minh are everything TED Talks tell you not to be.

'The story tackles the absurdity of despair in a recovering world, the liberation from isolation and the wild frontier of middle-aged Tinder.' (Publication summary)

2024 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover designed by Design by Committee.
y separately published work icon Siren Yarraville : Transit Lounge , 2017 11500406 2017 single work novel

'A brave new novel that sensitively explores one woman's experience of sexual violence and the silencing of those who feel compelled to speak out.

'What happens when a young woman enters a city apartment early morning, with two footballers? Jordi Spence is sixteen years old and lives in outer Melbourne. By daybreak, her world has shifted. Max Carlisle, a troubled AFL star, can't stop what comes next. And Ruby, a single woman from the apartment block, is left with questions when she sees Jordi leave.

'In this remarkable novel, Rachel Matthews captures the characters of Jordi and her family, the players, and the often loveable inhabitants of a big city with a deceptive lightness of touch that seduces the reader. Siren reveals the often unnoticed life of a city while simultaneously drawing us deep into a dark and troubling world. What happens has an unexpected effect on all those who are both directly and indirectly involved.

'The result is a powerful and haunting novel about cultural stereotypes and expectations, love, loneliness, family and our struggle to connect. In so many ways, Matthews subtly sounds the siren on sexual violence and its prevalence in our culture. ' (Publication summary)

2018 longlisted Davitt Award Best Debut
2018 longlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
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