IRMA GOLD Shift. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

IRMA GOLD Shift. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

Set in South Africa, the new novel from the author of The Breaking is both a family drama and deeply political. Irma Gold’s second novel explores the vital things we share through art and human connection. Arlie is a 30-something Melbourne photographer with a talent...
RACHEL CUSK Second Place. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

RACHEL CUSK Second Place. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

Rachel Cusk’s 11th novel is touted as a return to plot and character; in the process it explores power, art and agency. Second Place is an epistolary novel comprising a series of letters written by M to a friend, Jeffers. She writes of her experience looking at...