THE TRIVIA MAN

A quirky and heart-warming tale about finding one's true place in the world, set against the backdrop of a weekly trivia competition.

'Trivia is a serious business, not a social occasion.' Kevin Dwyer, the 'Trivia Man'

Dubbed ‘brainbox' by his peers and ‘weirdo' by his sister, Kevin Dwyer is a middle-aged forensic accountant who has never had a real friend, other than his eight-year-old nephew Patrick. When Kevin joins the Clifton Heights Sports Club trivia competition as a one-man team, and convincingly wins the first round, he is headhunted by the other contestants. But Kevin would prefer to be on his own. That is, until he meets Maggie Taylor....

Maggie is a Latin teacher and movie buff, who's good at her job but unlucky in love. In fact, she's still besotted with the man who dumped her years ago. Nagged by her friend Carole about getting out and meeting people, Maggie reluctantly joins the trivia team founded by Carole's husband, Edward.

Over a season of trivia nights, Kevin, Maggie and her team will experience arguments and crises, friendships and romances, heartbreaks and new beginnings. And maybe, just maybe, Kevin will find his happy ever after...

Deborah O'Brien is an Australian writer, visual artist and teacher. Born and raised in Sydney, she majored in French and German at the University of Sydney where she also completed a graduate Diploma of Education. She has authored a number of non-fiction books, contributed articles to a variety of magazines and written short stories. Together with her husband and son, she divides her time between Sydney and a country cottage on the outskirts of her own personal Millbrooke. The Jade Widow is her second novel, following the bestselling Mr Chen’s Emporium.