Mirrored: Allen & Unwin shorts

by Georgia Blain

A new short story by Georgia Blain, author of Closed for Winterand Candelo.

'One of the tuk-tuk drivers had his eyes fixed on her and I wanted to tell him she was a child. Instead, I took her hand in mine, relieved she didn't pull away.' A woman travels through India with her young daughter and a group of old friends, but she is distracted, her mind constantly drawn home to her new lover, a man she cannot trust. How can we protect our children from harm when we are incapable of protecting ourselves?

20 pages

Published April 26, 2012

About the author

Georgia Blain has published novels for adults and young adults, essays, short stories, and a memoir. Her first novel was the bestselling Closed for Winter, which was made into a feature film. She was shortlisted for numerous awards including the NSW and SA Premiers' Literary Awards, and the Nita B. Kibble Award for her memoir Births Deaths Marriages. Georgia's works include The Secret Lives of Men, Too Close to Home, and the YA novel Darkwater. In 2016, in addition to Between a Wolf and a Dog, Georgia also published the YA novel Special. She lived in Sydney, where she worked full-time as a writer.