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Fran Cusworth

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Fran Cusworth is an Australian author and freelance writer, who lives in Melbourne with her husband and two young sons.
Her new and fourth novel, The Near Miss, is a suburban family comedy which sees three very different people thrown together after a near-death accident.
Grace, hardworking and tired, wants another baby. But she's dealing with debt, a manic 4-year-old and a jobless husband determined to make his inventions into reality. Can both Grace and Tom get their way, or will competing dreams tear their marriage apart?
Eddy analyses risk for a living, but his insecurities have brought his own life to a halt. He won't let go of the flighty, unfaithful Romy, but will he ever risk believing in himself?
Melody is trying to raise her son Ski ...more

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	Sisters of Spicefield 3.46 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hopetoun Wives 3.18 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Near Miss 3.78 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Child 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A tradwife influencer goes back in time. Funny, great voice
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Beautiful letters home in the voice of the writer’s dog, with lots of wisdom and humour.
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Beautiful letters home in the voice of the writer’s dog, with lots of wisdom and humour.
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Time travel, politics, London, great writing and a love story - this one had me pinned from start to finish.
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Was variously bewildered, amused and delighted by this slightly wierd story of a supermarket worker who struggles to be ‘normal’ and finds her life’s purpose in her job. Funny and endearing
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A young student becomes infatuated with her older teacher. A gripping walk through this ethical minefield of love, need, power.
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A heartbreakingly beautiful, funny, touching story told by a woman with dementia. Amazing writing, and magnificent illustrations
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A young student dr in Hobart gets called back to her role as royal heir in waiting after the death of her father and brother, and has to choose between love and duty, royal life or freedom. Very addictive!
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