Manuka, Sylvania, Woollahra … where next?
Bay of Fires has been in Australian book stores for almost two weeks now. It has been a good start. In Brisbane, everyone I knew bought at least one copy, which launched the book onto Mary Ryan’s list of top ten best sellers for that week. It made number eight on that list – Gillian…
My ‘Daily Life’ article
This is an article I wrote for www.dailylife.com.au – a really cool website that publishes interesting opinions and news about women, feminism, and current affairs (along with a lovely serving of celebrity and fashion!): How I got a book deal in a week! Anyone who has ever lived in a share house knows it’s hard…
Book Review: How to be a Good Wife
Like the Scandinavian landscape depicted in Emma Chapman’s debut novel, the props Chapman uses to tell her story are sparse – few characters, concise descriptions, brief details – but the effect is startling. The dominant story line is a chilling mystery. The author researched post traumatic shock syndrome and was intrigued by how a particularly…
Made in Tasmania: The Hunter, a film
One of my favourite scenes in a movie is in The Hunter, a story based on Julia Leigh’s novel of the same name, set in a remote area of south-western Tasmania. For the first fifteen minutes of the movie, there is no musical score. The only sounds are of woollen-jumper clad children playing in the…