by NRB | 30 Apr 2020 | Fiction |
Polly Samson’s novel imagines life in the artists’ colony on the Greek island of Hydra with Leonard Cohen, George Johnston and Charmian Clift. The boat turned, and there it was! Hey presto, the sudden flourish, conjured from bare rock by the gods and lit...
by NRB | 16 Sep 2016 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I went to the RTA Centre in Marrickville to renew the photo ID card issued to non-drivers and accepted by all and sundry. The very pleasant female clerk asked whether I wanted it to extend for five or 10 years. My first impulse was to opt for five, which is what I...
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