This week the quirky, life affirming story of a young Australian from country Victoria, a car with a history, and a novel that's on its way to becoming a runaway success around the world.

Seven years ago, Brooke Davis was travelling overseas when she received bad news from home.

From that sad turning point, she's unexpectedly created a funny and touching book that challenges conventions around loss and grief, and advocates living life to the full - whatever your age.

Brooke Davis was working part-time in a Perth bookshop when her manuscript excited the attention of a publisher.

Even ahead of its release in Australia, the novel started a bidding war with sales to publishers in more than twenty countries from the USA to Portugal.

Now Brooke Davis is telling her own story…