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The Private School Kids Are All Grown Up. But Some Things Never Change…

Chapter One Of 1 Lovelock Drive

Ellen Frances
21 min readJun 1, 2024
1 Lovelock Drive | Image by me

I’m so humbled to have published my debut novel, my women’s fiction (chick-lit) fun, 1 Lovelock Drive. As a thank you for all the support and love on the journey, here is chapter one. I hope you love it! xx

Chapter One: “Melbourne In The Dead Of Night”

11 pm. Chapel Street, South Yarra. 2013.

In Melbourne’s southeast suburbs, the private school graduates of the elite, five-figure-a-year schools have a saying: if it’s time for The Titan, it’s time to go home. Translation — the night is over if, during a drunken escapade within our fabulous metropolis, one of your party suggests visiting the less-than-prestigious establishment, The Titan Hotel.

Go home.

Call it a night.

Save yourself the embarrassment of ending up in the uncouth public bar with sticky laminate tables and eighties-stained carpets. More importantly, save yourself the inevitable regret.

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Ellen Frances
Ellen Frances

Written by Ellen Frances

I’m here to use my wins and losses in life as your cautionary tale | Writes 1LD; Cautionary tale women's fiction https://linktr.ee/ellenfranceswrites

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