Tag: australian fiction
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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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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 