by NRB | 30 May 2019 | Fiction |
Melina Marchetta has come a long way since Looking for Alibrandi; in her new novel she explores themes of home, family and belonging. Melina Marchetta has written a story about home in The Place on Dalhousie. Home is both a place — where you live, the geography, the...
by NRB | 18 Oct 2016 | Crime Scene |
Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil engages many of today’s pressing political issues within a well-crafted crime fiction plot. Melina Marchetta’s seventh novel, a realist crime story aimed at adults, is a switch from her previous fantasy and Australian-based YA books....
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