CLARE MOLETA Unsheltered. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

CLARE MOLETA Unsheltered. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

Clare Moleta’s novel canvases big questions as a mother searches for her child in a hostile landscape. The opening scene of Clare Moleta’s debut novel describes two farmers standing in the rain. Their daughter runs towards them – she’s scared; she’s five years...
KIRSTY MANNING The Jade Lily. Reviewed by Kim Kelly

KIRSTY MANNING The Jade Lily. Reviewed by Kim Kelly

Through the lens of friendship and romance The Jade Lily traces the way war smashes and transforms identity and truth. Sometimes the secrets we keep are gifts of love, and it’s this kind of refreshingly unvarnished love that sits at the heart of Kirsty Manning’s...
PIP SMITH Half Wild. Reviewed by Robin Elizabeth

PIP SMITH Half Wild. Reviewed by Robin Elizabeth

Half Wild is heart-warming, confusing and deeply unsettling all at the same time. This debut novel by Pip Smith is based on the life of the person variously known as Eugenia Falleni, Harry Crawford and Jean Ford. It is a work of impressive scope, covering three...
ANNA SPARGO-RYAN The Gulf. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

ANNA SPARGO-RYAN The Gulf. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

The author of The Paper House returns with The Gulf, a moving tale of growing up before your time. ‘Can’t believe I met him in Big W. I mean, of all places. Just so romantic to bump into each other in the line. He let me go ahead of him, you know. Real gentleman...