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Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain
The Hate Race by Maxine Beneba Clarke
Poum and Alexandre: A Paris Memoir by Catherine de Saint Phalle
An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylorhttp://thestellaprize.com.au/prize/2017/
Has anyone read any of these? I know I haven't!
I recently read Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain, it was a 5* read for me :)Ironically I read it just days before the author's sad passing.
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Its an excellent shortlist, I have only read 1 so will need to pick up some of these
An Isolated Incident is on my bedside table, The Hate Race is a great read, I grew up in the Hills and Hawkesbury at the same time (80's) it all rang so true, of the list its a great one, I have given it as a gift 5 times so far.
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I've only read two, The Museum of Modern Love and An Isolated Incident, quite different books, both very good but not extraordinary. I'd like to read Dying: A Memoir and Between a Wolf and a Dog, but haven't rushed to get to them because of the topics and that both authors have passed away since writing them. My money's on one of those two or The Hate Race which sounds really good.
Well, I clearly guessed that one wrong! It is good and very unusual, but Georgia Blain's book Between a Wolf and a Dog seemed to be getting such a lot of notice I thought it would win for sure.
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I was surprised with the winner. I can never tell with these things
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Phrynne wrote: "You wrote a very positive review of it Carolyn. You nearly convinced me to read it. Nearly:)"Gosh, I did write a positive (and long!) review. I did enjoy it although I don't really 'get' performance art. I think the quote by David Walsh, the founder of MONA, in the book blurb sums it up - "weirdly beautiful"!
Tickets being sold for this years longlist announcement 8 Feb in Collingwood.https://www.trybooking.com/book/event...
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Between a Wolf and a Dog (other topics)The Museum of Modern Love (other topics)
Dying: A Memoir (other topics)
An Isolated Incident (other topics)
The Museum of Modern Love (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Georgia Blain (other topics)Heather Rose (other topics)
Georgia Blain (other topics)
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Maxine Beneba Clarke (other topics)
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Between a Wolf and a Dog
The Hate Race
Poum and Alexandre: A Paris Memoir
Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Nauru
Avalanche: A Love Story
An Isolated Incident
The High Places
Wasted: A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane
The Museum of Modern Love
Dying: A Memoir
The Media and the Massacre, Port Arthur 1996-2016
http://thestellaprize.com.au/prize/2017/