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Nineteen Seventysomething
Barry Divola‘s Nineteen Seventysomething is a requiem for bygone days. In the fictional suburb of Braithwaite, we meet Charlie during the listless weeks of his summer holidays. Against a backdrop of buzzing cicadas, Dragstar bikes, schoolboy rock bands, church youth groups, and Top 40 radio, Barry Divola deftly evokes that awkward, exhilarating journey from childhood to adolescence. Told with humour, poignancy and authenticity, Nineteen Seventysomething marks the familiar stages of teenage awakening - in friendship, desire and love.
‘Barry Divola hides meticulous attention to the detail of an era in prose that is disarming and real, and reads as though it came without effort. This is a book for anyone who ever owned a Dragstar bike or marvelled at a Valiant Charger‘ - Nick Earls
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Two Steps Forward
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It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. What binds the characters in Two Steps Forward is an indomitable desire to climb their way out.
Located in familiar Australian settings, this collection of stories brilliantly weaves to... Buy or find out more →
Bearings
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Are we slaves to destiny or architects of our own fate? Bearings is about challenging the course of our lives as well as keeping a foothold during unpredictable times. In this affecting novella and collection of stories,... Buy or find out more →
Under Stones
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Dip into the world of Bob Franklin‘s fiction at your own risk. The calm surface belies a swift undertow and snags galore. These are not horror stories in the traditional sense; they are more unsettling than that.
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Nineteen Seventysomething
$24.95 – Paperback book / Affirm
Barry Divola‘s Nineteen Seventysomething is a requiem for bygone days. In the fictional suburb of Braithwaite, we meet Charlie during the listless weeks of his summer holidays. Against a backdrop of buzzing cicadas, Dr... Buy or find out more →
Known Unknowns
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Emmett Stinson is an American who moved to Australia in 2004 – and it was only with distance from his homeland that he could write Known Unknowns, his debut collection. Set largely in Washington DC immediately after Sept... Buy or find out more →
Having Cried Wolf
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Small towns harbour secrets. Rising, receding and returning like the tides lapping the fictional coastal town of Kinsale, the stories in this collection revolve around Alice and Grace, friends since childhood, who grow t... Buy or find out more →