This week's new releases encompass a wide range of genres, from Australian domestic noir and nature writing to personal reflections on hope and resilience. The Hope Prize anthology features stories from Australian and international authors, exploring themes of love, loss, and the human spirit. Novels delve into family secrets, wealth, and power, while non-fiction essays offer insightful perspectives on the interconnectedness of nature and humanity.
From local domestic noir, Australian politics and nature writing to mum jokes and personal reflections from a renowned psychotherapist, this week’s new releases cover almost all genre bases.The Hope Prize is an international short fiction competition – judged in 2024 by Dame Quentin Bryce, Julia Gillard and Tony Birch, among others – and all proceeds from the sale of its anthology are donated to a worthy organisation, this time Beyond Blue.
Under her subservient exterior, Ettie longs to escape a life of domestic bondage and realise creative ambitions of her own. It’s a vivid and atmospheric literary novel, rich in observational detail, that explores and transcends the oppressive power dynamics of artistic creation.A mood of deep disquiet haunts this collection. Editor Dave Witty calls it “unsettler anxiety”: “the realisation we have altered the natural world to such a degree that the future is a dark and frightening place”.
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