Category: australian author
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boy swallows universe
My whole self aches for Eli Bell, the young protagonist who navigates haphazardly through that time of life where parents are supposed to give us stability and care. Instead, Eli’s story includes a mute-by-choice brother (August), addicted and incarcerated parents, a murderer for a babysitter (Arthur ‘Slim’ Halliday), violent bullies as his play mates, a…
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eggshell skull
Happy International Women’s Day! I’m sneaking a bonus book review in here to celebrate. Unlike the reader’s passive (and fictional) position in Maybe the Horse Will Talk, Eggshell Skull puts us in the seat of the sexual assault survivor, and it’s an eye-opening ride that I frankly could not wait to get off…
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maybe the horse will talk
I didn’t realise that this book would so closely align with a prevailing news story this week, namely the conviction of the once untouchable Harvey Weinstein. Given this relevance, and the fact that Elliot Perlman is an Australian author, I’ve chosen Maybe the Horse Will Talk as my debut review…
Bethany Loveridge 