2006, Phoenix, 9780753821503 (Aus, US) The ultimate experiment. A black boy and a white girl, raised equally as savages by a mute Nurse on a desolate island. Her only instruction is to keep them alive. It is 1855, and expert British Craniologist Samuel Bates is debating with French scientist Jean-Louis Belavoix about racial superiority. The … Continue reading Racists – Kunal Basu
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In the Blood – Jackie French
2001, Harper Collins, 9780207197796 Jackie French is a very prolific Australian writer. In the Blood is the first in a trilogy which is intended for those a little older than her regular audience. While it is probably located in the Young Adult section in a bookstore it could just as easily be categorised as general … Continue reading In the Blood – Jackie French
The End of the World – Paddy O'Reilly – A creative review
2007, University of Queensland Press, ISBN: 9780702235948 (Aus, US) This is a book of short stories by Australian author Paddy O’Reilly. She has published one novel The Factory. Denise O’Dea in Australian Book Review says of The Factory: ‘...it turned an ingenious intellectual premise into a complex, gripping, flesh-and-blood story. It was full of ideas … Continue reading The End of the World – Paddy O'Reilly – A creative review
The World According to Y – Rebecca Huntley
2006, Allen & Unwin, ISBN: 9781741148459 (Aus, US & Kindle) It’s strange, this book was only published last year but already there is one major change in what my generation might consider a priority. There is absolutely no mention of Gen Y being conscious of climate change. It just shows what a wonderful thing a … Continue reading The World According to Y – Rebecca Huntley
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