Summary
Longlisted in the 2019 Indie Book Awards for Debut Fiction
‘A tale of dark family secrets, yet also a tale imbued with awe and wonder at life’s mysteries. Prendergast vests her traumatised characters with dignity, and writes them with deep affection and understanding. Poetic, yet earthed, driven by a raw intensity, this impressive debut novel burns with love.’ - Arnold Zable
‘A lyrical portrait of love among the ruins.’ - Amanda Lohrey
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742589572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 174258957X |
| Author: | Julia Prendergast |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWAP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 178 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Julia Prendergast
Julia lives in Melbourne with her circus of a family: Matthew, their six children, two dogs and two cats. Julia’s short stories have been longlisted, shortlisted and published: Lightship Anthology International Short Story Competition (UK), Ink Tears International Short Story Competition (UK) Glimmer Train International Short Story Competition (US), Séan Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition (IE), TEXT (AU), Review of Australian Fiction, Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Prize, Josephine Ulrick Prize (AU). Julia’s theoretical work focuses the work of the unconscious in narrative composition. Examples have been published by TEXT (AU), New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing (UK), Current Narratives (AU), Testimony Witness Authority: The Politics and Poetics of Experience (UK). Julia has a PhD in Writing and Literature; she is a lecturer in Writing and Literature at Swinburne University in Melbourne (AU).
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