A TRUE STORY OF DEATH, GRIEF AND THE LAWIn October 1997, a clever young law student at ANU made a bizarre plan to murder her devoted boyfriend after a dinner party at their house. Some of the dinner guests – most of them university students &
In "Monkey Grip", Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation. Her characters are exploring new ways of loving and living - and nothing is harder than learning to love lightly. Nora and Javo are trapped in a desperate relationship. Nora's addiction is r
"Although I have been married three times, I have never been a bride. What – me, in a big white dress? In a veil? The closest I ever got to the fantasy was back in the eighties, when I used to admire the white gypsophila crowns that Susan Renouf wore to
This account of the competing narratives unfolding in the courtroom during a murder trial has attracted international acclaim. First published in April 2015 it is now released in a handsome B format edition.Helen Garner is the author of numerous books of
Other contributors:Helen RazerAmanda RoffTim RogersJohn SafranBen SalterFiona Scott-NormanSally SeltmannAdalita SrsenJake StoneMia TimpanoNatalie van den DungenJenny ValentishLorelei VashtiJo WalkerMegan WashingtonCal WilsonJulia ZemiroIn a world of the s
A powerful, witty, and taut novel about a complex friendship between two women—one dying, the other called to care for her—from an internationally acclaimed and award-winning author.How much of ourselves must we give up to help a friend in need? Helen
Spanning fifteen years of work, Everywhere I Look is a book full of unexpected moments, sudden shafts of light, piercing intuition, flashes of anger and incidental humour. It takes us from backstage at the ballet to the trial of a woman for the murder of
