Small Joys of Real Life by Allee Richards review – millennial tragedy finds joy amid doom

Among a wave of novels predicated on Gen Y’s hopelessness, Richards’ debut is an easy read with surprising depth – and a distinctly Melburnian feel

There is so much hope in Eva’s initial encounters with Pat. Tentative smiles and introductions, hand-holding in the back of the Uber on the way to her place. They save their first kiss for the moment they land in bed, and have deep conversations after.

But just a few weeks later, Eva is pregnant and Pat is dead, never having known that she is carrying his child.

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