THE GUY, THE GIRL, THE ARTIST AND HIS EX

This fresh, funny story is part caper and part romantic comedy about four young people who (intentionally and inadvertently) get caught up in the robbery of Picasso’s Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria.

A rock chick. An artist with attitude. A girl with a past. A party animal. Four lives collide when one of the world's most famous paintings is stolen. It's a mystery that has the nation talking, but while Picasso's Weeping Woman might be absent from the walls of the National Gallery, in other parts of Melbourne the controversial painting's presence is being felt by Guy, Rafi, Luke and Penny for four very different reasons. Life, love, art and one giant party intersect in this offbeat comedy about good intentions, unexpected consequences and the irresistible force of true love. Gabrielle Williams was previously published by Penguin. Her first YA novel, Beatle Meets Destiny was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Award and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 2010 and her second novel The Reluctant Hallelujah was shortlisted for the Gold Inky Awards in 2012. Gabrielle has been described by esteemed reviewer Cameron Woodhead as ‘one of the funniest young adult fiction authors around’. Gabrielle has worked in recording studios, advertising and television and she lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children. Internationally, Gabrielle has had an adult novel – ‘Two Canadian Clubs & Dry at the Martini Den’ – published by Kensington Press in the USA, and her Beatle Meets Destiny was published by Marshall Cavendish in the USA.