Disgraceful

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Author
Rachel Fox McLeod
Genre
Fiction
Released
28 April, 2026
ISBN
9781761634147

Disgraceful

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Synopsis

A hilarious and moving debut novel about a woman who writes a ‘f*ck-it’ list to reclaim herself after her marriage unexpectedly implodes.Forty-nine-year-old Grace Miller is the ultimate good girl. Good wife, good mother, good role model. She has to be, she’s been married to a notable evangelical Christian pastor for nearly thirty years.But when Grace’s marriage implodes very publicly, she realises she’s spent her entire life putting other people’s needs first – and she’s had enough. Determined to shake things up, Grace writes a ‘f*ck-it’ list of fifty bad decisions to complete before she turns fifty. But just as she starts to reclaim herself, her family throws her some unexpected curve balls that threaten to derail the plan.With the emotional heart and complex family dynamics of Marian Keyes and Monica McInerney, combined with the sharp humour of Kathy Lette and Caitlin Moran, Disgraceful tramples the idea that women should grow old gracefully, and posits that sometimes bad decisions are the best ones you can make.

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Heartfelt & Raw: Read an Extract From Disgraceful by Rachel Fox McLeod

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4 May 2026

Heartfelt & Raw: Read an Extract From Disgraceful by Rachel Fox McLeod

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    About the author

    Rachel Fox McLeod

    Rachel Fox McLeod is an award-winning fiction writer and screenwriter. Her film and television credits including Wanted (Matchbox Pictures), Mako Mermaids (Disney/Netflix) and The Bachelor. Rachel has also been awarded the Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize and the Griffith Review Emerging Writers Prize. Her debut novel, Disgraceful, is being developed as a television series and has previously been supported by Screen QLD. Rachel likes tattoos, pop culture, the F word and cheese. Not in that order ... cheese always comes first.

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