“Clever and poignant, The Mother of All Calamities chisels away the pearly veneers of Australian suburbia. Both a contemporary satire and a study of our nature, Moule exposes the hypocrisies of parenting, motherhood, trauma and memory. And yet it veers away from cynicism, for it is a novel that offers hope and promise in the finding of empathy and respect. Do not miss out on the conversation, for The Mother of All Calamities will be the book discussed at school drop-offs and pick-ups.” Madeleine Cleary
Lisa Moule