31 August 2014 London Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas’ fantastic new novel about the rise and fall of a young Greek-Australian swimmer, … More
Tag: Australia
We Don’t Need Another Hero
15 July 2014 London Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe becomes the latest sports celebrity to admit he’s gay. But is this … More
He Said, She Said
19 June 2014 London The First Stone, Helen Garner’s analysis of a 1992 sexual harassment case at an Australian university, … More
The Killing
24 March 2014 London Hannah Kent’s first novel Burial Rites tells the story of a young murderess in 19th century Iceland. … More
Old Friends, Bookends
2 January 2014 London A re-read of Peter Carey’s marvellous historical love story Oscar & Lucinda sends me down on … More
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