The God of No Good

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Deeply moving so powerful it cant help but explode like fireworks across the final page. Trent Dalton

This is not a book about divorce. Its not a book about God, either. You might think it is a book about goodness and what it means to be a good person, but it isnt. Like everything else, this is about love.

Sita Walker was raised by five strong matriarchs who taught her to believe in God and to be good. Her grandmother, mother and three aunts believed in their unshakeable Bah faith, in the power of prayer, in sacrifice, in magic, in the healing of turmeric and tea, and the wisdom of dreams.

But as hard as she tries to be good, Sita always suspects that deep down, she isnt very good at all.

At thirty-five, she hasnt prayed in years, her dream of true love has died, and along with it, her faith not that shes telling her mother, or her aunts. Now, the only way she can fulfill her destiny is to seek out the wisdom of the ones who came before, and truly understand the women who raised her. But will they understand her Either way, the matriarchy will never be the same again.

Traversing decades and continents from Iran to India, Sri Lanka to the Czech Republic, Adelaide to the Torres Strait The God of No Goodis a beautifully lyrical and funny intergenerational memoir about six women and how their lives intertwine. Filled with wit and wisdom,itis a story that only Sita Walker could tell, but it will resonate with readers everywhere.

Gestures of love leave the deepest imprint, be it Walkers grandmother brewing masala chai or plucking a jam-coated chapati from her apron pocket.The God of No Goodis a moving debut exploding with heart, warmth and wisdom, for fans of Zadie Smith, Alice Pung and Candice Carty-Williams. Books+Publishing

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Deeply moving. Seriously saddening, too. But most of the time I was snort-laughing across the suburbs from my back deck. And the themes of the book remind one to feel so damn grateful for the privilege of a belly howl. The whole thing builds on cross-beams of time and memory to one glorious proclamation that has the reader fist-pumping for Sita Walker because shes dug so effing deep to find a truth so powerful it cant help but explode like fireworks across the final page. -- Trent Dalton, author of All Our Shimmering Skies

I was told that Id be hooked from the first page, and you will be, too.

-- Caroline Overington * The Australian *
a witty memoir about Sita and the five matriarchs who raised her with love and their strong Bah faith (but when was the last time Sita prayed She cant remember.)The God of No Goodis Nora Ephron-esque * Harpers Bazaar *
readable, relatable and valuable * Sydney Morning Herald *
Walker has crafted a beautiful tapestry of stories from the lives of her parents and grandparents as she wrestles with doubt and the Bah religion with which she was raised Some of her descriptions are so achingly beautiful that I marked the pages to come back to them. * Artshub *
Its hard to believe thatThe God of No Goodis Sita Walkers first book ...Walkers memoir reads like a novel and is by turns haunting and hilarious. She has an effortless way with prose, capturing something essential about everyday moments with a deft turn of phrase ... * Readings Monthly *
Through vignettes that cross generations and international borders, Walker paints a portrait of her family history and the five matriarchs that raised her, all while exploring the dwindling relationship to her Bah faith and the dissolution of her marriage. * RUSSH *

Gestures of love leave the deepest imprint, be it Walkers grandmother brewing masala chai or plucking a jam-coated chapati from her apron pocket.The God of No Goodis a moving debut exploding with heart, warmth and wisdom, for fans of Zadie Smith, Alice Pung and Candice Carty-Williams.

* Books+Publishing *

Author Bio

Sita Walker is an English and Literature high school teacher in Brisbane. Her first piece, Love in the Time of Grandmother, was shortlisted in the SBS Emerging Writers Competition and was published by Hardie Grant in the anthology,Roots: Home is Who We Are. Before that, she dabbled in blogging and wrote short letters to her students. The God of No Good is her debut book.