Household Guide to Dying

Debra Adelaide is the author of two novels which were published in Australia and four themed collections of fiction and memoirs. She has worked as a researcher, editor and book reviewer, and has a PhD from the University of Sydney. She is now a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has three children and several chickens.

'Adelaide's moving novel captures both the hope and sadness of Delia's plight.' Daily Mail 'Darkly comic novel with a tone that is Desperate Housewives meets Six Feet Under!this is caustic and hilarious, as well as heart-warming. A clever read that stays with you for a long time.' Red 'A novel about loving and grieving!filled with humour, warmth and sadness -- just like life.' Good Reading 'Debra Adelaide has created one of the most irrepressible and beguiling heroines!I finished the book in tears. Adelaide captures [the leaving behind] with an intensity that constantly slides into comedy, the kind in which laughter segues into crying!sublime on the battles with crumbs, washing up, and the laundry basket. In a class of its own.' Sydney Morning Herald 'Deliciously maverick!dazzlingly original. This vibrant, original novel keeps a steady focus on dying and the ways in which it shapes and hones the living.' The Age 'I found this novel entrancing. The Household guide to Dying is a joyous, irreverent romp of a book that resonates deep inside long after you finish. Delia's magical, crystalline voice made me fervently wish that she was real and that I knew her.' PATRICIA WOOD, Lottery 'With The Household Guide to Dying, Debra Adelaide serves up a tantalizing literary souffle--a beautiful blending of lightness and substance that centers around Delia, as quirky, funny, feisty and brave a character as any in contemporary fiction. I think you'll love this life-affirming novel. I did.' Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True