The Mother Is Restless and She Doesn't Know Why, 9781761636721
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Nihilism: a surprisingly funny and profound guide to surviving modern life.
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The Mother Is Restless and She Doesn't Know Why

Finding Freedom in the Cage

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    272 pages

  • Release Date

    27 January 2026

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Summary

Crackling with intelligence and wit, a critical memoir about how nihilism might just get you through.

‘Here is how I start: I read Nietzsche. I read Nietzsche in bed, with a chest cold. I highlight things in green and draw exclamation marks in the margins. I text friends. You wouldn’t expect I could be having so much fun reading Nietzsche, I tell them. They are worried about their children, about lockdown, about money, about their marriages. I am reading Nietzsche, I…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761636721
ISBN-10:1761636723
Author:Gemma Parker
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Australia
Imprint:Scribner Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:27 January 2026
Weight:364g
Dimensions:24mm x 235mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

’[a] remarkable debut book from Adelaide writer and academic Gemma Parker.’ – Heather Taylor Johnson * inReview *

About The Author

Gemma Parker

Gemma Parker is a poet and essayist, teaching creative non-fiction at Adelaide University. She has lived, worked and studied in Osaka, Paris, London and Hanoi.

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