Be Happy I Am Mad: A Novel

A blistering tale of sapphic obsession and an extreme first love set in 1960s Australia.

Aspiring artist Lilith has been dragged to her father’s homeland of Australia, a place in which she never feels at home, following a scandal she refuses to talk about. Her one saving grace amidst the oppressive heat and the tight grip of her mother is her dearest friend, Mona. Lilith is captivated by Mona at first sight, her obsession manifesting itself in unending feverish reproductions of da Vinci’s m...