Fast paced, funny and ferocious, The Manuscript is a novel about a novel, and the unexpected ways that life smacks you in the face. When author Edith Scott finds herself free in many ways, she switches genres to write a book about war and men. As she learns hard lessons from those in her life, who chew her up and spit her out, Edith writes them into the plot, killing them off with delight. But what she doesn’t know is that real life is dealing with them in a parallel reality too brutal for words. The Manuscript is a sexy post-divorce coming-of-age story, that explores the sometimes disposable nature of modern relationships, the ruthlessness of karma, and the blurry line between truth and fiction.
‘Bloom writes such good characters and some are so dreadful it feels kinda fabulous when they’re wiped out. Am I bad for finding that so satisfying?’ Kate Bocca
‘Bloom combines pace, humour and ferocity with impeccable style.” Adam Courtenay
LUCY BLOOM is an award-winning international keynote speaker and consulting CEO. She has a professional background in the advertising industry, running a boutique agency for 20 years before she moved to the not-for-profit sector as the CEO of two international aid charities. Lucy is the mother of three teenagers and lives by the beach in Sydney. She is an Ambassador for Australia Reads and is a member of the Australian Society of Authors and the Country Women’s Association. This is her third book but her first novel.
* Set in Sydney, Paris, London, Berlin and Kinshasa in the Congo, The Manuscript is a fast-paced novel that is both entertaining and thought provoking. It has all the Aussie context and whiplash humour of acclaimed television show Rake combined with the style and unexpected violence of Killing Eve.
* It is a novel about the delicate nature of new relationships, the ruthlessness of karma and the blurry line between truth and fiction.
* The Manuscript explores the sometimes disposable nature of modern relationships, divorce and online dating.
Publicity:
* DMCPR Media has been engaged to handle the publicity and marketing of this title. The author will maximise her social media followers of 30K.
* Book Launch Link - Book tour dates for The Manuscript by Lucy Bloom (thelucybloom.com)
Print:
* Australian Women’s Weekly
* Sunday Life* Stellar
* InStyle
Podcast:
* Booktopia
* Better Reading
* Words & Nerds
* Tsundoku
* Talking Aussie Books
* ABC The Bookshelf
* Books, Books, Books
Print (extract/review/interview):
* The Guardian
* Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
* Weekend Australian
* WHO Magazine
* New Idea
* Woman’s Day – Book Corner
* The Canberra Times
* The West Australian
* The Advertiser
* The Courier Mail
Radio:
*FMs and commercial radio
EVENTS CONFIRMED:
Fullers Bookshop - February 16
Cairns Tropical Writers Festival – February 24 to 26 – soft launch of book, being arranged by Lucy
Book Launch @ Berkelouw Paddington - March 1
Burnside Library - March 16
ACT Library - March 17
Albury Library - March 22
Hornsby Library - March 23
Wollongong Library - March 24
Mornington Peninsula - March 29
Darebin Libraries – March 30
Randwick Library - April 4
Erina Library - April 5
Gold Coast Library - April 19
Brisbane Library - April 20
‘Bloom writes such good characters and some are so dreadful it feels kinda fabulous when they’re wiped out. Am I bad for finding that so satisfying?’ Kate Bocca
‘Bloom combines pace, humour and ferocity with impeccable style.” Adam Courtenay
