Sunday 30 November 2008 3:35PM
Crossing by Rosie Barter
An innocent outing becomes a frightening ordeal.
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Sunday 30 November 2008 8:30AM
Switchback by Ronald Frame
A man's return to Eastern Europe brings back unsettling memories of both relationships and politics.
Sunday 23 November 2008 3:35PM
1954: Days of the Roomers by Christina Stead
Life in a London student boarding house.
Born in Sydney in 1902, Christina Stead, whose work went unrecognised for a large part of her life, is considered by many critics to be one of the most gifted writers of the 20th century. She worked as a teacher until 1924, then resigned in order to take office employment to finance a trip to Europe. She then spent her time overseas until 1969, when she visited Australia for the first time since her departure in 1928. In 1974, she returned to her homeland where she remained until her death in 1983.
Christina Stead was the first recipient of the Patrick White Award and was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. Her novel The Man Who Loved Children is generally regarded as her masterpiece, although both a critical and popular failure when first published in 1940.
Sunday 23 November 2008 8:30AM
The Easy Way Out by Patrick Cullen
The next door neighbours' complicated lives bring on a realisation of their own good fortune for a middle-aged couple.
12pm AEDT