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Our tiny, useless hearts by Toni Jordan: 9 March, 2017

"Toni Jordan’s latest novel, Our Tiny, Useless Hearts, is a romp through the contemporary complexities of living well. Very quickly, Jordan introduces us to a cast of wonderfully flawed characters all trying desperately to live honestly and without regret. Narratively driven, reading this crafty, clever and comical novel is not unlike eavesdropping on your crazy neighbours." – Chris Gordon

Toni Jordan is the author of four novels. The international bestseller Addition was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Fall girl was published internationally and has been optioned for film, and Nine days was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards, shortlisted for the ABIA Best General Fiction award and named in Kirkus Reviews' top 10 historical novels of 2013.

Toni will join us for a Q&A on Thursday, 9 March between 8 and 9pm. Please leave any questions you have below. (And discuss her writing at your leisure!)

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Hey Toni!

The farce style of your novel seems very theatrical to me!
Have you ever considered writing for theatre? Or have you ever before?

Thanks :)

Hello Matthew! That's my (not so secret) dream. I love the theatre, especially farce. One of the first plays I saw as a teenager was Mario Fo's 'We can't pay, we won't pay'. I thought it was absolute genius--I laughed myself stupid. I'm hoping that someone will adapt 'Our Tiny, Useless Hearts' but I might have to write something specifically for the theatre. xx toni

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