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Sending love to you and everyone who loved Gabrielle. It’s such a shock and such a loss ❤️ The Guy, The Girl is my favourite of her novels too, but as a Beatles fanatic of course I’ll always have a soft spot for Beatle Meets Destiny!

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Beautiful photo of Gabrielle who was just one of the funniest & most interesting people to be around. I was a judge for the VPLA in the year of The Reluctant Hallelujah and I know we had it top 3. She had the ability to bring characters to life and also to make a larger than life narrative feel real and immediate. She was just fun. I knew her mainly as a friend of Kim Kane’s but had the honour of launching The Guy, The Girl, The Artist and His Ex which was brilliant too. What a terrible thing to happen. My thoughts with you Emily and all the people who loved Gab.

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"the Crowded House of Australian literature"? That's hilarious!

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