Blogs in November 2018

Farewell, My Orange 20th November 2018

Two immigrants, Salimah and Sayuri, navigate isolation, a new language, and devastating loss on their way to a lifelong friendship. Far from her native country of Nigeria and now living as a single mother of two, Salimah works the...

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The Swooping Magpie 12th November 2018

The thunderclap of sexual revolution collides with the black cloud of illegitimacy. Sixteen-year-old Lindsay Townsend is pretty and popular at school. At home, it’s a different story. Dad belts her and Mum’s either busy or battling a migraine. So...

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The Shepherd’s Hut 12th November 2018

For years Jaxie Clackton has dreaded going home. His beloved mum is dead, and he wishes his dad was too, until one terrible moment leaves his life stripped to nothing. No one ever told Jaxie Clackton to be careful...

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The Town 12th November 2018

This is Australia: an unnamed, dead-end town in the heart of the outback. A young writer arrives in New South Wales to research local settlements that are slowly vanishing into oblivion – but he didn’t expect these ghost towns...

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Blame it on the Rain – Life around Byron Bay 5th November 2018

Exotic foliage. Crystal-clear water. Empty white beaches. Bright-blue skies. Endless sunshine. Northern New South Wales is a big, fat, subtropical, coconut-and turmeric-laced cliche of heavenliness. Where else can you surf with dolphins in the middle of winter, climb to...

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