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  ISBN 9781742199740

  Dark Matters: A novel

  Susan Hawthorne

  When Desi inherits her aunt Kate’s house she begins to read the contents of the boxes in the back room. Among the papers are records of arrest, imprisonment and torture at the hands of an unknown group who persecute her for her sexuality and activism. Scraps of memoir, family history and poems complete this fragmented story as Desi uncovers Kate’s hidden life. Can Desi find Kate’s lover, Mercedes, who had escaped from Pinochet’s Chile? Where is she and can she help unravel Kate’s story?

  ISBN 9781925581089

  Bite Your Tongue

  Francesca Rendle-Short

  This is the story of a teenage girl growing up in conservative Queensland during the 1970s, a time of great social upheaval. Her mother is Angel/Mother Joy, a morals crusader, whose fervor against change includes a list of books to ban and burn. This is also the story of the daughter as an adult and a writer, facing her mother’s mortality while at the same time ‘discovering’ her in archival materials. A unique mix of novel and memoir in captivating storytelling that brings to life the clash of family and politics with humour and tenderness.

  ISBN 9781876756963

  Dark Matter: New Poems

  Robin Morgan

  In this major new book of poems, her seventh, Robin Morgan rewards us with the award-winning mastery we’ve come to expect from her poetry. Her gaze is unflinching, her craft sharp, her mature voice rich with wry wit, survived pain, and her signature chord: an indomitable celebration of life.

  ISBN 9781925581430

  Goja

  Suniti Namjoshi

  Growing up a princess in the ruling house of Maharashtra, the two most important relationships in the author’s life were with her grandmother Goldie and with Goja, the servant woman who slept beside her bed. In beautifully crafted prose, Suniti Namjoshi converses in her head with the two women, talking about the clash of cultures of East and West, class privilege and poverty, language and literacy, shedding light on the multiple contradictions in her life.

  ISBN 9781875559978

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