Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here

A Memoir of Loss and Discovery

Heather Rose

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Allen & Unwin
01 November 2022

Memoirs; Biography - Australian

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Known for her Stella award-winning novel The Museum of Modern Love this luminous and surprising memoir is full of pain, courage and joy. Rose has always been open to the numinous and its lessons, recognising that much in life is inexplicable. Although deeply connected to her Tasmanian heritage, a family tragedy shatters her parents and siblings, and she can't wait to escape. As a teenager she embarks on adventures overseas - some foolish, some reckless, some illegal - and is drawn to study at a Buddhist monastery. Later she makes an arduous commitment to the Lakota sundance ceremony. A myriad of other experiences await her, including the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis with its chronic and crushing pain. This is such a surprising and compelling memoir, but it is written with grace and beauty and deep gratitude. Lindy

'Funny, devastating, miraculous and delightful. This is an extraordinary life story, extraordinarily told.' - Bri Lee, author of Eggshell Skull'

'Rose takes us to the edge of a volcanic crater of grief, passion and spirituality. Dazzling and devastating.' - Tim Rogers, author of Detours

Born on the island of Tasmania, Heather Rose falls in love with nature, but a family tragedy at age 12 sets her on a course to explore life and all its mysteries.

Here is a wild, barefoot girl keen for adventure, a seeker of truth initiated in ancient rituals, a fledgling writer who becomes one of Australia's most acclaimed authors, a fierce mother whose body may falter at any moment.

Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here is a luminous, compelling and utterly surprising memoir by the 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.

Praise for The Museum of Modern Love:

'With rare subtlety and humanity, this novel relocates the difficult path to wonder in us all.' The Christina Stead Prize judges

'A glorious novel, meditative and special in a way that defies easy articulation.' Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites

'Audacious and beautiful.' Dominic Smith, author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

'Captivating ... a gem of a novel.' Library Journal, starred review

'Deeply involving ... profound ... emotionally rich and thought-provoking.' Booklist, starred review

Praise for Bruny:

'An entertaining and thought-provoking romp with authentic dialogue with characters that are all complex and multidimensional... Rose writes with emotional intuition and has that eminently readable interiority that only a novel can bring.' Louise Swinn, The Saturday Paper

'Part political thriller, part family saga, part love letter to Tasmania, this is [Rose's] most ambitious novel to date.' Australian Book Review

'Believable, relatable people, families, romance, grief and the terser political narrative all come together with magnificent brio.' The Sydney Morning Herald

By: Heather Rose
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 348g
ISBN: 9781761066320
ISBN 10: 1761066323
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Heather Rose is the Australian author of eight novels. Heather's most recent novel, Bruny, won the ABIA 2020 General Fiction Book of the Year. Her seventh novel, The Museum of Modern Love, won the 2017 Stella Prize. It also won the 2017 Christina Stead Prize and the 2017 Margaret Scott Prize. It has been published internationally and translated into numerous languages. Both The Museum of Modern Love and The Butterfly Man were longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. The Butterfly Man won the Davitt Award in 2006, and in 2007 The River Wife won the international Varuna Eleanor Dark Fellowship. Bruny and The Museum of Modern Love are both in development for the screen, and the play of The Museum of Modern Love premiered at Sydney Festival in 2022. Heather writes with Danielle Wood under the pen-name Angelica Banks and their Tuesday McGillycuddy children's series has twice been shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards for best children's fantasy. Angelica Banks is also published internationally. Heather lives by the sea in Tasmania.