A poignant novel by a fresh Australian voice,
The Promise Seed will move and
mesmerise you.

This is a beautifully paced debut … it’s a thoughtful portrait of friendship, family and loneliness, and Moriarty’s finely drawn characters … bring levity and pathos to a sombre but moving story.

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Parting Words is a gripping story that exposes family silences, and questions how well we really know those close to us.

…a beautifully written opening scene; and a cast of lightly drawn characters. This is a nuanced love letter to parents who have passed on; something that will no doubt resonate with many.

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The development of Cass’ third novel is assisted by a grant gratefully received from the Australia Council for the Arts.

Cass Moriarty writes movingly about family, friendship, love and relationships, exploring the themes of loyalty, loss, betrayal, guilt, redemption, grief and the importance of forgiveness.

Her stories feature histories, memories and secrets and the way in which troubled families function.

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Moriarty explores family secrets, polite societal conventions, love, loss and expectation with truth, compassion and genuine feeling.

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The collegiality of the Brisbane literary community was on show at Steve MinOn’s debut launch for his autofiction First Name Second Name by UQP. Such a demonstration of strength and support. Look out for more upcoming launches as there are quite a few Queensland authors with new work coming out this year including the fab Laura Elvery with Nightingale. I’m writing again and enjoying immersing myself in words. I hope you are all reading and writing with joy and persistence.

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What Am I Reading?

My Heart is a Little Wild Thing – Nigel Featherstone

Amongst a slew of books published two or three years ago were many that I hoped to read but were put aside by life circumstances. What a pleasure now to scour my TBR pile and find books I was so looking forward to reading at the time but am only getting to now. One of these is MY HEART IS A LITTLE WILD THING (Ultimo Press 2022) by Nigel Featherstone, an author who completely wowed me with his previous historical novel, BODIES OF MEN.

I AM I AM I AM – Maggie O’Farrell

Maggie O’Farrell’s memoir I AM I AM I AM: Seventeen Brushes With Death (Tinder Press 2017) is an account of the author’s many near-death experiences from when she was a child to a mother. In beautiful literary prose, she recounts an almost unbelievable list of near misses, from accidents to illnesses, from the inexplicable to events resulting from unwise decisions.