About the Author

Novelist Fran Cusworth is the author of The Love Child, Hopetoun Wives, Sisters of Spicefield and The Near Miss. She has worked as a journalist and lives in Melbourne with her family.

Reviews

Fran Cusworth's fourth novel shows an author in her prime. -- e Big Book ClubA tale of all our interconnected lives: intimate, insightful and gripping.
--Kelly Gardiner, author of GoddessFran Cusworth has captured the adolescence of mid-life so well. e Near Miss is funny, smart, and emotionally astute. --Myfanwy Jones, author of LeapQuality writing and a gripping storyline ... contemporary fiction in the Liane Moriarty vein.
--Bookbirdy.com.A very talented author with a strong and relevant voice. --TahliaNewland.com