by NRB | 1 Jan 2015 | Giveaways |
2014 saw an interesting year for Australian literature – an Australian again winning the Man Booker Prize, plenty of controversy over the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and many great new books published. Test your own memory of the past year here. QUESTIONS...
by NRB | 31 Jul 2014 | Fiction |
Three characters set out to find what they have lost in this novel about the rituals of grieving. Striking an uncanny balance between probing and restraint, Australian author Brooke Davis’s debut novel Lost & Found examines the rituals of grieving – how to make...
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