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Helen Fitzgerald’s mesmerising Ash Mountain

Posted by Aruna at August 18, 2020 in reviews &the literary lounge

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    Helen Fitzgerald’s Ash Mountain adds to the many very good novels set in Australia published in the past few years. A concise book, only 211 pages, it packs a punch and has a lasting resonance. Told from multiple perspectives, the story has at its heart Fran, the single mother, who’s returned to the … Continue readings →

Tags : Ash Mountain, Australian firestorm literature, Australian noir, BBC series adaptations, book to TV, books set in Victoria, disaster noir, Helen Fitzgerald, Helen Fitzgerald's The Cry, Orenda Books, teamOrenda, The Cry

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