I thoroughly enjoyed Tegan Bennett Daylight's essay on Helen Garner's Cosmo cosmolino (1992) in Reading like an Australian writer. Consequently, I plan, over time, to read and share other essays in this book - at least those discussing books I've reviewed here. As it happens, there is an essay by Debra Adelaide on Kate Jennings' … Continue reading S-S-S Snake, Kate Jennings’ Snake, that is
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Debra Adelaide, The women’s pages (Review)
When I started reading Debra Adelaide's latest novel The women's pages I thought, "Oh yes, here's another interesting story about women's lives, how their options are limited, etc etc. I'll enjoy this but I wonder why it was longlisted for the Stella?" And then, a few chapters in, I started to realise that behind this "interesting … Continue reading Debra Adelaide, The women’s pages (Review)
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