a b c "Lucy Perry on life after testifying at the Royal Commission". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 17 March 2016.

Royal Commission into sex abuse: Knox boys 'cheered while girl was assaulted by headmaster Ian Paterson' ". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 3 March 2015 . Retrieved 17 March 2016. The Manuscript is a curious read, and somewhat difficult to pin down in terms of genre and intended message. I was initially drawn by its enticing premise - a woman in her 40s exacts revenge on the men who have let her down via incorporating their characters into her fiction writing, while unbeknownst to her, their fictional fates are manifesting in the factual realm... I think in The Manuscript I had expected something more akin to the tightly interwoven metafiction of Sulari Gentill's brilliant Crossing the Lines (a.k.a. After She Wrote Him) and The Woman in the Library. But that wasn't what this book was at all, and I was left feeling a little ambivalent after I finished reading. Lucy Bloom: A fiction disclaimer should really say, no character in this book is someone you can recognise.Get ready to immerse yourself in a cauldron of transformation, where each moment is a spellbinding revelation! ✨🌟 I won't delve into further character analysis as I'm not a fan of spoilers, so I'll leave you with this. Lucy is passionate about creating change in this world. Her first work of fiction eloquently aligns with her own real life for-purpose passions. To label Lucy as sexist, sizeist, racist or ageist radically overlooks the work that she does in real life, as well as the broader messaging and intricate detail within the Manuscript. Me: Hi Lucy, do you mean my opinion of your book is invalid because I interpreted your work in the wrong way? But Edith will never know that real life is dealing with them in a parallel reality too brutal for words. Lucy is an author I first came to know through a speaking gig she held in Beijing, China. From that moment I recognised a true social impact warrior- a rare thing in today's society. She is a woman who lives and breathes for-purpose, and is not just someone who preaches it without action. (Her book literally funds birth kits in countries including the DRC... a la Edith. So. Damn. Cool.)

The grit in a good novel comes from the truth telling of charming and horrid observations of real life, real human detail and actual happenings which give a plot the fertile garden from which the story sprouts. Because I looked like I had grazed my face in very neat vanity-inspired patches, I decided to do all the things that make me unpresentable, all at the same time, before I charge off on my national book tour. This included a chemical soak which makes the dead skin peel off my feet. Edith was born to a strong intellectual mother and this paved the way for her becoming the woman she became. After a short marriage she finds her groove and enjoys the perks of single life. Meeting and sleeping with all sorts of handsome guys from around the world.Writing a novel is a thousand times easier. All writers base their observations and characters on a starting point of truth. There is less fiction in a novel than readers will ever know and that’s part of the fun and the believability of a good story. Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code had every Catholic in a tizz because they couldn’t identify fact from fiction. It was almost impossible for me to move from the issues I had with the characterisation and focus on anything else. Although I was able to appreciate the doubtless good intentions behind the fun take on the adventures of a White forty-something divorcee woman, I was still not convinced by the superficiality of the characters, especially Edith’s. Cleverly plotted with interweaving loops and connections that will leave you speechless. No character is safe from Bloom's authorial sword.

Geraldine Cox searching for heir to orphanage welfare empire". Australian Story, ABC. 16 August 2015 . Retrieved 17 March 2016. I glanced down while Ice Cream Man looked at the moving images on his mega TV, and I saw with complete horror that my feet were shedding their skin, right there in his living room, like flipping twin cicadas shedding their shells. When author Edith Scott switches genre to write a book about war and men, she bites off more than she can chew. After learning some seriously hard lessons from men in her life who treated her poorly, Edith decides to write them into the plot. One by one she kills them off with delight. When fiction becomes fact and the story written is unravelling in real life, it makes a unique twist. Take a ride on the wild side with Edith Scott, a journey covering her escapades, conquests and her writing career. A character that will leave an impression. When fiction becomes fact and the story written is unravelling in real life, it makes a unique twist.Me: Do you think it is fair for you to determine the accuracy of my opinion? I am a reviewer, I share my opinion about books. I am not obliged to love every single book I read, which I am sure also happens to you. It is a shame that you got fixated in those comments but did not appreciate the compliments I gave you and your writing. Reading and appreciating art is subjective, we all interpret things in very different ways. There is no accuracy in appreciating novels.