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| | | | Fiction - paperback; Flamingo; 176 pages; 2003. First published in 1970, Paula Fox'sDesperate Characters has recently been "rediscovered" and much acclaimed by the literary elite (in the introduction to this edition, Jonathan Franzen says that when he first read the book in 1991 he "fell in love with it. It seemed to me obviously superior... | |
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| | | | Novellas in November is a good time to tackle some of the backlog of Aussie titles from the 20th century. The late Helen Hodgman (1945-2022) was a Tasmanian author of six highly regarded novels.Jack and Jill (1978) was her second novel (after Blue Skies, 1976, see my review) and it won the Somerset Maugham Award.... | |
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| | | | This month's #6Degrees, hosted by Kate from Books are my Favourite and Best starts with After Story by Larissa Behrendt of the Eualeyai/Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay people. It's a sophisticated and thoughtful novel which shows how universal experiences such as reading the English classics and making an overseas trip can have different resonances for First Nations people. See... | |
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| | 1 post published by JP Fallavollita on September 18, 2024 |