The Magpie Wing

Max Easton

The Magpie Wing
Format
Audio disc
Publisher
Bolinda Publishing
Country
Australia
Published
1 October 2022
ISBN
9781038624130

The Magpie Wing

Max Easton

Helen, Walt and Duncan are looking for ways to entertain themselves in the sprawl of Sydney's western suburbs. Walt, scrappy and idealistic, wants to prove a point and turns to petty vandalism. His friend, Duncan, is committed to his fledgling football career, and seeks out sexual encounters in unfamiliar houses. Walt's sister Helen, in search of something larger than herself, is forced by scandal to leave the family home. As they move into adulthood they gravitate to the dingy glamour of the inner-city suburbs, looking to escape their families' complicated histories, and to find new identities, artistic, sexual and political.

The Magpie Wing is set on football fields, in sharehouses, at punk gigs and in dilapidated and gentrifying pubs. Max Easton's debut novel moves from the nineties to the present, and between the suburbs and the inner city, exploring how communities that appear worlds apart - underground music scenes, rugby league clubs, communist splinter groups - often share unexpected roots.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in 10-14 days

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.