Wave after Wave: Writers from the Indian Ocean
Reviewed onThis diverse collection of writing – short fiction, poetry and memoir – probes the notions of home, heritage and belonging with bravery and perspective. Through ten fresh and insightful voices, …
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Brontide
Reviewed onBrontide tells the stories of Rob, Pen, Benny Boy and Jack, a mix of Aboriginal and white boys who are in conversation with narrator Sue over the course of a …
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My Father’s Shadow
Reviewed onKaya and her mother are in hiding. Her father is missing, feared dead following his decision to turn whistle blower. Now suffering PTSD after a traumatic event she cannot recall, …
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True West
Reviewed onA new novel from David Whish-Wilson is always cause to celebrate and so it is with True West. Set in the years following the Vietnam War, this latest work brings …
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Well-Behaved Women
Reviewed onEmily Paull has created an interesting and well-crafted first collection. In these seventeen contemporary short stories, many of them set in Western Australia, we meet a wide range of women, …
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The Sky Falls Down: An Anthology of Loss
Reviewed onThe Sky Falls Down is an elegant anthology of writings on loss. A selection of poetry, prose and memoir from 89 writers across Australia, this collection depicts loss as a …
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Invisible Boys
Reviewed onTold in turn from the perspectives of three very different boys, Holden Sheppard’s Invisible Boys is a powerful and compelling debut by a talented new voice in YA fiction. Introverted …
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The Lost Stone of SkyCity
Reviewed onHM Waugh’s debut novel is a captivating adventure-quest sparkling with humour and wisdom, set amid treacherous mountains where being attuned to one’s surroundings is more crucial than strength to survival. …
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Refuge
Reviewed onRefuge is a meditation on place and belonging which intertwines the stories of a tenderly portrayed and compelling cast of characters. Each in their bush shacks, Greta and Tinny share …
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The Palace of Angels
Reviewed onThe Palace of Angels is a series of three interlinked novellas about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, especially the Gaza strip and the West Bank, areas of severe conflict where the people …
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