Some outstanding novels published in the last three months have (re)turned to the banal, exceptional and fascinating dramas of family and relationships.
The publication of Cry Blue Murder, Steal My Sunshine, My Life As an Alphabet, New Guinea Moon and Wildlife within weeks of each other are a welcome alternative to supernatural creatures and magic.
But while we were checking out fashion-plate vampires and sexy angels…did a new sub-genre, girls-at-Melbourne-private-school story, develop?
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