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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.

Reviews

‘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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