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TIM WINTON Juice. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Tim Winton’s new novel dives into a post-climate-change world where violence seems the only solution. The opening of Tim Winton’s new novel Juice cannot help but put readers in mind of Cormac McCarthy’s seminal work The Road.A man, possibly an ex-soldier, and a young girl travel in a vehicle across a blasted future landscape:
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Dec 19, 2024 · TIM WINTON Juice. Reviewed by Robert Goodman. The opening of Tim Winton’s new novel Juice cannot help but put readers in mind of Cormac McCarthy’s seminal work The Road.A man, possibly an ex-soldier, and a young girl travel in …
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Martine Kropkowski’s debut crime fiction delves into the devastating consequences of the epidemic of violence against women. Melissa, Bridie and Cassandra are friends, bonded over the sorts of things that connect young mothers – pressure, expectation, exhaustion and...
SUN JUNG My Name is Gucci. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
1 day ago · Gucci the Dalmatian narrates this novel of lives entwined from South Korea to Sydney over multiple lifetimes. I did not expect that a novel narrated by a dog would move and astound me so much. I was not prepared for the richness of My Name is Gucci by Sun Jung. I found it ironic, philosophical, and ...
JESS KIDD The Night Ship. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Aug 23, 2022 · The latest novel from the author of The Hoarder reimagines the tragedy and legacy of the Batavia.. In The Night Ship, Jess Kidd brings together two disparate stories joined by location but separated by hundreds of years.The first, the wreck of the Batavia in 1629, is one of the most famous shipwreck stories in Australian history. The second is set on the remote Abrolhos islands where the ...
MARK RAY Cricket: A portrait of the game. Reviewed by Bernard …
Feb 24, 2025 · Mark Ray’s third book of cricket photography captures in black and white the majesty of the game in its quieter moments. Top-level cricket in the modern era is all about crash, dash, flash and colour, all delivered at a fast pace. Twenty20 sets the tone with thrilling fielding and improvised shot ...
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GERALDINE BROOKS Horse. Reviewed by Catherine Pardey
In unearthing the story of a 19th-century thoroughbred, Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks examines racism then and now. Geraldine Brooks takes on a mighty task in her latest novel, Horse, covering events leading up to the American Civil War through the story of champion runner Lexington, and juxtaposing contemporary events, complete with the vague tremors of political correctness that ...
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