Lorin Clarke is the creator of the award-winning observational audio fiction serial, The Fitzroy Diaries, three series of which have been to air on ABC RN, as well as being released as a podcast. Lorin writes regularly for children’s television and her children’s book, Our (Last) Trip to the Market was published by Allen & Unwin in 2017. Lorin writes the fortnightly Public Service Announcement column for the Big Issue.
‘A delight: funny, tender, warm and familiar in a singular
way.’
*Andrew Denton, Monthly*
‘This beautiful memoir honours love, grief, and riotous fun. An
utter joy to read.’
*Kaz Cooke*
‘Marvellous stuff…a memoir to be grateful for.’
*Conversation*
‘Builds a kaleidoscopic picture of her childhood and her
father...Full of tender and wacky anecdotes.’
*Age*
‘Luminous… dances on the tightrope of tone that memoir demands, and
succeeds with vim and lucidity. The Clarkes’ humour is polished to
a fine edge, but it welcomes anyone who wants to laugh with those
who dream of a juster and kinder world.’
*Inside Story*
‘Amusing, witty and honest.’
*ArtsHub*
‘Would that be Funny? is both adoring and authentic, the kind of
clear-eyed, open-hearted writing that’s a privilege to read.
Whether you’re a lifelong fan of John Clarke or couldn’t pick him
out of a line up, this book is a delight.’
*Australian Tumbleweeds*
‘A generous, intimate and very funny account of her dad [John
Clarke] and a deeply sad story of family love and loss.’
*Qantas Magazine*
‘A talented writer herself, she weaves this memoir of a loving and
hilarious family with the story of her father’s life in New
Zealand, England and Australia.’
*Good Reading*
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