As 2021 makes tracks, nine Australian novelists pen personal recollections on another tricky year.
‘Dad showed me it’s okay to be sensitive, to be different, even when it doesn’t make sense.’Normal life stopped when Mark Brandi’s dad died. An urban fox offered a path through the sadness.
“On the streets, particularly during lockdown, there is a compact among night-walkers. We watch the world and respect each other’s privacy.”Reframing the nightmare of insomnia brings a new awakening for Jacqueline Maley. “I let myself realise how important a good doctor is to someone who lives with a chronic illness. They become your anchor.”
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