How to Survive 1985

‘Entirely beguiling.’ * Herald Sun *‘Tegan Bennett Daylight has the rare ability to make the extraordinary so perfectly ordinary, and so meaningful, so full of life. How to Survive 1985 is every bit as brilliant as Royals, and Shannon and her friends’ voices linger long after the story ends. I hope this is not the last we see of these teenagers.’ – Alice Pung, author of Laurinda and One Hundred Days‘I gulped this book down—a compelling fall back in time, with characters, storyline and setting I connected to instantly. The novel asks us to consider what we’ve gained and lost in the past forty years, and what we might value enough to carry into the future.’ – Helena Fox, author of The Quiet and the Loud‘Hilarious and heartwarming in equal measure. This is a bold book with big hair and questionable outfits that explores all the ways we find ourselves through our fraught and beautiful relationships with the people around us.’ – Felicity Castagna, author of Girls in Boys’ Cars

Tegan Bennett Daylight is a writer, teacher, and critic. Her books include the Stella Award shortlisted Six Bedrooms and the novels Safety and Bombora. She lives in the Blue Mountains with her husband and two children.