GERALDINE BROOKS Horse. Reviewed by Catherine Pardey

GERALDINE BROOKS Horse. Reviewed by Catherine Pardey

In unearthing the story of a 19th-century thoroughbred, Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks examines racism then and now. Geraldine Brooks takes on a mighty task in her latest novel, Horse, covering events leading up to the American Civil War through the story of...
BETH SPENCER The Age of Fibs: extract

BETH SPENCER The Age of Fibs: extract

Award-winning author Beth Spencer ranges across popular culture, the environment, and the body in her new collection. Forthright, feminist, full of wry wit and insight whether dissecting relations between men and women or contemplating the fragility of nature, The Age...
ISOBEL BEECH Sunbathing. Reviewed by Robyne Young

ISOBEL BEECH Sunbathing. Reviewed by Robyne Young

Isobel Beech’s debut novel explores the grief left behind by a father’s suicide. From the opening scene when the unnamed daughter in Sunbathing crawls into the attic to retrieve her father’s dying cat, Donna, Isobel Beech creates an intimacy with the reader, bringing...