GEORGE KEMP Soft Serve. Reviewed by Michael Jongen

GEORGE KEMP Soft Serve. Reviewed by Michael Jongen

Gathered in a McDonald’s as a bushfire races towards their town, the characters in George Kemp’s debut are all on the cusp of change. George Kemp’s novel is a delight, despite its heavy themes. Simply told, it’s a story with universal resonance but a distinctly...
EMILY PERKINS Lioness. Reviewed by Ann Skea

EMILY PERKINS Lioness. Reviewed by Ann Skea

In this new novel from the author of The Forrests, a woman who appears to have it all begins to question her life choices. Therese and Claire live in the same four-storey former sewing factory once wholly owned by Therese’s husband’s family – but they have very...