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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Brigid Delaney

Shannon Molloy’s harrowing memoir takes the stage: ‘There’s power in sharing really dark stories’

Shannon Molloy
For his bestselling debut Fourteen, Shannon Molloy wrote about the worst year of his life: ‘I didn’t have to prod very hard for it to come spewing up.’ Photograph: Morgan Roberts

Is there any author more unlucky than the one who launches his first book in April 2020?

When Shannon Molloy’s Fourteen came out, it couldn’t help but be overshadowed by those strange early days of the pandemic.

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