Lillian’s Eden
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For those walking to the border for dear life
And those guarding the border for dear life
“It’s allegorically pertinent not just to the question of refugees but also to how the future might play out if climate change is as disastrous as some of the modelling suggests.”
—Ed Wright, The Australian
“There were many fine and stylistically accomplished works among this year’s entries, but the distinctiveness, sweep and visual power of this short novel set it apart.”
—Christina Stead Judges’ Report
“It is no surprise that a dystopian novel about climate change has won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.”
—Susan Wyndham, Sydney Morning Herald
ISBN: 9781742199627
Earth’s Breath
Susan Hawthorne
Shortlisted Judith Wright Poetry Prize
It’s an eye that radiates out from the personal to the communal, tracking its subject matter through the lenses of history and myth. Susan Hawthorne’s poetry shifts with seismic intensity, from tranquility to roar, bureaucratic inertia to survival, and the slow recovery from destruction to regeneration.
“Earth’s Breath depicts a vast historical and emotional landscape through meticulous attention to detail. In this case, much of the detail reflects the poet’s love of the natural world.”
—Carolyn Gage, Lambda Literary
“Hawthorne’s work reveals poetry so vivid, so exquisite, so sensitive to the wind and its effects, it has made me determined to find out some more about some of our barely reported global catastrophes.”
—Robyn Peck, poam
“Susan Hawthorne has captured the essence of the moment and the lingering toll a natural disaster takes on those who have lived through it. Hawthorne delivers legend, fable and emotion as well as reflections on humanity, nature and science.”
—Melanie Busato, Townsville Bulletin
ISBN: 9781876756734
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