Well you might ask why you would want to read a book about the trial of a man accused of murdering his three sons by driving his car into a dam and escaping the car himself? Indeed, Helen Garner was asked why she would want to attend such a trial - and write about it. … Continue reading Helen Garner, This house of grief: The story of a murder trial (Review)
Month: December 2014
Monday musings on Australian literature: The case for …
Back in February, the online journal, The Conversation, about which I've written before, started a occasional series they call The case for .... They described it simply as ... If you had to argue for the merits of one Australian book, one piece of writing, what would it be? That's very open-ended and I did … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The case for …
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