All Lorrie wants is to get promoted, accept her body and end global warming. By Friday. Is that really too much to ask?

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Council employee Lorrie Hope has a great partner, two adorable kids and absolutely no idea what to do with her life. This Friday, she’s hoping for change: it’s launch day for her big work project, and she’s applied for a promotion she’s not entirely sure she wants. Meanwhile, her best friend, Alex, is stuck in a mess involving Lorrie’s rakish ex, Ruben—or, more accurately, his wife. Oh, and Ruben’s boss happens to be the mining magnate Sebastian Glup, who is sponsoring Lorrie’s project…

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As the day spirals from bad to worse to frankly unhinged, Lorrie and Alex must reconsider what they can expect from life, love and middle management. The Opposite of Success is a riotously funny debut novel about work, motherhood, friendship—and the meaning of failure itself.

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‘The Opposite of Success is full of the riches of life: joy, hilarity, intelligence, stupidity and bad behaviour. I loved it.’

Sophie Cunningham

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‘Like a brilliant conversation, The Opposite of Success is witty, honest and full of natural charisma.’

Jessica Au

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‘Raucously funny and gloriously, painfully real. Think Fleabag as an Australian mum. It’s utterly endearing, I never wanted it to end!’

Emily Bitto

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