Jack of Hearts
Reviewed onThis is a poignant biography of Jack Huggins, an Indigenous Australian who served in WWII as a young man. Written by his daughters, the story is personal, moving and warm. …
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The Red Witch
Reviewed onNathan Hobby’s comprehensive biography, The Red Witch, contextualises the life of Katherine Susannah Prichard (1883–1969) within the personal, political and figurative spheres of twentieth-century Australia. Hobby’s perceptive insights reveal the …
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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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Father of the Lost Boys
Reviewed onFather of the Lost Boys is a difficult-to-put-down work of narrative non-fiction that tells the story of author Yuot Alaak’s heartrending journey from war-torn South Sudan to eventual refuge in …
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Shadow Lines
Reviewed onThe reissuing by Fremantle Press of Stephen Kinnane’s award winning Shadow Lines is indeed a cause for celebration. Both a deeply researched archival investigation into the assimilationist policies of the …
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Nikulinsky Naturally: An Artist’s Life
Reviewed onEminent and much-loved Western Australian artist Philippa Nikulinsky, AM, is best known for her work as a botanical artist, but the glorious wrap-around cover of this book, representing a murmuration …
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Rapture’s Roadway
Reviewed onRapture’s Roadway by Virginia Jealous is a multi-layered, lyrical work of creative non-fiction. In this blend of travelogue, memoir and literary criticism, Jealous follows the life and work of poet …
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A Stolen Life: the Bruce Trevorrow Case
Reviewed onAntonio Buti’s A Stolen Life charts the circumstances behind the removal of Ngarrindjeri man Bruce Trevorrow from his family as a baby by the South Australian Aboriginal Protection Board, and …
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Step Up, Mrs Dugdale
Reviewed onWhen Henrietta Dugdale gathers her three young sons to her in the spring of 1867 and runs away from her bigamist husband, she puts into motion events that will lead …
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Nora Heysen: A Portrait
Reviewed onClarity, drive and focus are the hallmarks of both the subject and author of this excellent biography of Nora Heysen. Anne-Louise Willoughby has presented a superbly researched and thoroughly readable …
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