In a suburb called Success, failure is not an option.
Harry and Louisa look like an ordinary couple. They live in an ordinary house in an ordinary street in a suburb called Success. Harry says it is better to let sleeping dogs lie. But Buster their dog isn’t one for lying still, and even Harry can’t resist digging up the lawnmower he finds buried in the yard. Louisa, too, wishes things would just stay as they are. But sometimes, if you dig a little deeper, past the losses, the secret longings, the broken dreams, you find the most surprising things.
A beautifully written account of ordinary suburban lives lived in flux, pain, and hope. —Chris McLeod, author,Man of Water
“It is always a delight to uncover a wonderful piece of debut fiction such as Iris Lavell’sElsewhere in Success.” —Kill Your Darlings
“It’s a book that will resonate with many middle-aged Australians.” —Herald Sun
“Iris writes with skill and deep understanding of people’s endless and internal monologues.” —Subiaco Post
“Each scene is worth rereading.”
—Age“A brave book.” —Sydney Morning Herald
“Told with compassion and humour . . . a novel about grief and hope that will make you question whether there is such a thing as ordinary.” —West Australian
Iris Lavellis a psychologist, a poet, and the author of four one-act plays, which have been produced and performed in Perth, Australia. Her poetry has been published in two anthologies,An Alphabetic AmuletandThirst.
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