Blogs in September 2015

Inside the Crocodile 15th September 2015

In the wilds of the most diverse nation on earth, while she copes with crocodiles under the blackboard and sorcery in the office, Trish Nicholson survives near-fatal malaria and mollifies irascible politicians and an ever-changing roster of bosses –...

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Euphoria 16th November 2014

It is December 1932 and Andrew Bankson, isolated for several years whilst studying a tribe in New Guinea, is increasingly frustrated by his research. Then on Christmas Eve, he meets Nell Stone, famous and controversial anthropologist, and her wry,...

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The Beloved 1st January 1970

When Roberta “Bertie” Lightfoot is struck down with polio, her world collapses. But Mama doesn’t tolerate self-pity, and Bertie is nobody if not her mother’s daughter – until she sets her heart on becoming an artist. Through drawing, the...

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Mr Pip 1st January 1970

A young girl is caught up in civil unrest on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. Everyone who can, flees. Remaining is the only white man, who sets about teaching the children left on the island, and the only material...

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