by NRB | 5 May 2022 | Fiction |
Nigel Featherstone’s second novel is a story of masculinity and modern Australia. Throwing a teacup at your mother in frustration may seem a minor act of violence, but in Nigel Featherstone’s latest novel, it is a realisation and a release. Conscious that if his...
by NRB | 8 Oct 2020 | Fiction |
The ARA Historical Novel Prize is a new prize specifically for historical fiction by Australian and New Zealand writers. Initiated by the Historical Novel Association of Australasia and administered by the New England Writers Centre, it has been made possible by...
by NRB | 21 May 2019 | Fiction |
Nigel Featherstone’s new novel explores what it means to be a man. This latest work of fiction from Australian writer Nigel Featherstone is in many ways a timeless novel of love between men in wartime. But while its elegant structure turns on revelations of...
by NRB | 18 Sep 2014 | Fiction |
In an exploration of modern Australian life, this novel lays bare the complexities at the heart of human relationships. The great contradictions and betrayals of family life are the central concerns of Nigel Featherstone’s new novel, The Beach Volcano, and reading it...
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