The controversial author of Atomised sets his new – and possibly last – novel in the world of French politics. In Annihilation, Michel Houellebecq scaffolds a political thriller in order to mourn the decay of Western European life.

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 …

Jan 29, 2025 · The arrival of a pet rabbit proves confronting as well as comforting for the fractured family in Melanie Cheng’s second novel. Amy, Jin, and their ten-year-old daughter Lucie live in an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. Set towards the end …

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...

Oct 3, 2024 · These two new crime thrillers from Australian writers Anna Downes and Lisa Kenway bring fresh takes to the genre. Writers groups are an increasingly popular way for new and established novelists to workshop and complete their manuscripts.

Kylie Needham Girl in a Pink Dress. Reviewed by Annette Hughes. The ‘girl in a pink dress’ is Frances, a young art student who charms her tutor (twice her age) and becomes his muse … the author slowly dissolves the dark layers of varnish obscuring the truth that Frances conceals from herself, and therein lies the pleasure of this novel.

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, 2022 · Jane Caro The Mother. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart. Though I knew the gist of the issues raised by The Mother before I began – I’d read the devastating stories of victims of domestic violence, watched the news, and thought I understood the issues – this novel still shocks.. Read the rest of this review.

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