The Madwoman’s Coat
Reviewed onIn The Madwoman’s Coat Ian Reid consolidates his reputation for absorbing historical fiction. Reid draws imaginatively from the history of late nineteenth-century England and Western Australia, and from old Icelandic …
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Growing Up Disabled in Australia
Reviewed onGrowing Up Disabled in Australia – the fifth instalment in Black Inc’s acclaimed Growing Up series – is a remarkable collection of stories, essays, graphic art, and poetry that gives …
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The Boy from Birdum
Reviewed onThe Boy from Birdum is a treat on many levels. With the deft execution of an old school drop punt, Bill Dempsey and Steve Hawke have collaborated to share Dempsey’s …
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Two Cultures, One Story
Reviewed onTwo Cultures, One Story is a personal narrative that explores the life of Dr Robert Isaacs, an inspirational Noongar figure, and takes us to the front lines of the struggle …
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Homecoming
Reviewed onHomecoming is a painful and beautiful book of poetry by Elfie Shiosaki, a Noongar and Yawuru writer, which combines personal, cultural and family history into a powerful collection. Following the …
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God, the Devil and Me
Reviewed onAlf Taylor’s God, the Devil and Me is a searing memoir of the years he spent as a child and adolescent in the Boys House at the New Norcia Catholic …
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The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky
Reviewed onReminiscent of an Aesop fable, this quintessentially Aussie tale of how the bush animals combine to help young Lofty the emu achieve his dream is a great yarn that conveys …
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Backyard Bugs
Reviewed onMost young children are captivated by insects and will happily while away hours in the garden observing the creatures that live there, and Helen Milroy’s Backyard Bugs is the perfect …
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Pushing Back
Reviewed onPushing Back comprises thirty-seven gems of fiction by John Kinsella; one of Australia’s literary treasures. While characters, eras, settings, and forms vary, the stories throughout examine human behaviour with unsettling, …
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Everyday Madness
Reviewed onWhen the garrulous and slightly annoying Gloria stops eating, sleeping, and talking, her recently-made-redundant salesman husband Bernard does not know what to do. Their decades-long marriage has produced a son, …
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