The Promise Seed will move and
mesmerise you.
The development of Cass’ third novel is assisted by a grant gratefully received from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Her stories feature histories, memories and secrets and the way in which troubled families function.
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Brisbane Literary Mafia Zoomcast
The first Brisbane Literary Mafia Zoomcast was a great success. Author and advocate Bri Lee gave some helpful insight into choosing which project to work on next and I certainly found her advice very inspirational! Unfortunately Krissy was unwell and unable to attend but she will definitely be back for the next event, as always on the last Monday of the month: 27 July. Stay tuned to find out who our special guest will be next time! And of course, watch out for some great reading recommendations of latest releases by Aussie authors.
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What Am I Reading?
The Inland Sea – Madeleine Watts
The Inland Sea (One / Pushkin Press 2020), the debut novel by Madeleine Watts, is not at all what I expected. From the blurb, I was prepared for an historical story about explorer John Oxley travailing the wilderness of central Australia in the 19th century, searching for water and the myth of the inland sea, but rather than this being the central tenet of the story, it is only a touchstone for the main narrative which is set in the present day and concerns Oxley’s great-great-great-granddaughter and her search for meaning in a 20-something coming of age story.
read more…The Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams
Pip Williams’ first novel The Dictionary of Lost Words (Affirm Press 2020) is very different from her previous travel memoir One Italian Summer, about the year her family spent farming in Italy. This novel is an historical, literary exploration of the meaning we ascribe to words, particularly the gendered meaning, in a fictional story fashioned around the true facts of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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