Things I Need You to Know by Mark Lamprell - ISBN: 9781922790255
Paperback
Husband’s death reveals secrets, love, and a manual for surviving life.

Things I Need You to Know

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    4 June 2024

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Summary

A brilliantly observed novel about families and secrets, from acclaimed writer and film director Mark Lamprell.

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

Birdie McBride seems to have it all—a fulfilling and lucrative job, five healthy daughters, and a doting husband, Ned, at home keeping the family machine running smoothly. But then Ned dies. He leaves behind a document for Birdie—‘Things I Need You to Know’—full of guidance on everything from household maintenance to the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781922790255
ISBN-10:1922790257
Author:Mark Lamprell
Publisher:Text Publishing
Imprint:The Text Publishing Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:4 June 2024
Weight:438g
Dimensions:235mm x 155mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

‘A biting, uproarious portrait of domesticity in disarray, intractable grief, love and betrayal, motherhood, and the long shadow cast by family legacies. Every character in Mark Lamprell’s latest novel is sharply realised…Things I Need You to Know dramatically switches gears in the final chapters, taking the reader somewhere far darker and pleasingly unexpected. It will appeal to readers of Toni Jordan, Sally Hepworth and Tracy Farr.’ * Books+Publishing *

‘Utterly gripping. I couldn’t stop reading—and by the end, everything I thought I knew had been proven wrong.’

* Kathryn Heyman, bestselling author of Fury *
‘With rippling humour, great tenderness and his trademark mix of quirkiness, empathy and insight, Mark Lamprell captivated me with this moving tale of love and betrayal. I loved it.’ * Suzanne Leal, author of The Watchful Wife *

‘All the beauty and wonder of female relations.’

* Age on The Secret Wife *

‘Gorgeous and heartfelt…A portrait of individual crisis and family dysfunctionality.’

* Weekend Australian on The Full Ridiculous *

About The Author

Mark Lamprell

Mark Lamprell is a writer of novels and children’s books published in sixteen countries and twelve languages. He also works internationally as a writer and director in film, with movie credits including Babe Pig in the City, My Mother Frank, Goddess, A Few Less Men and Never Too Late.

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