Offspring creator Debra Oswald finds character flaws very Useful in new book

By Linda Morris
Updated February 4 2015 - 10:13am, first published January 24 2015 - 12:15am
<i>Useful</i> by Debra Oswald. Photo: Supplied
<i>Useful</i> by Debra Oswald. Photo: Supplied
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
<i>Useful</i> by Debra Oswald. Photo: Supplied
<i>Useful</i> by Debra Oswald. Photo: Supplied
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
<i>Useful</i> by Debra Oswald. Photo: Supplied
<i>Useful</i> by Debra Oswald. Photo: Supplied
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert
New creation: Debra Oswald has written <i>Useful</i>, her first work of adult fiction. Photo: Steven Siewert

There was a time when success, that kind of flash bulb-popping recognition, seemed beyond Debra Oswald's grasp.