I have been holding this off for a while. In the previous post, I gave myself permission to expose my writer persona and admitted my fear as a mother in relation to Katherena Vermette’s debut The Break. If the previous post takes on a personal level, this post addresses its social context. It is imperative for everyone …
Pippa and Céleste
The Life to Come, the sixth novel by Sri Lankan-Australian author Michelle de Krester won her second Miles Franklin award, Australia’s most significant literary prize. The novel is a satire of contemporary Australians on race, class, privilege, migration, and the curated story of oneself. The book consists of five sections, telling loosely connected stories of …