Alice Robinson (1)

Autore di Anchor Point

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Opere di Alice Robinson

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Anchor Point (2015) 16 copie

The glad shout (2019) 11 copie

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Sesso: female
Istruzione: Victoria University (PhD - Creative Writing)
University of Melbourne (BFA)
Attività lavorative: novelist
short-story writer
essayist
book reviewer

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The glad shout di Alice Robinson

Here in Australia, our national broadcaster doesn't see fit to report on Cyclone Idai (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/19/cyclone-idai-worst-weather-disaster-to-hit-southern-hemisphere-mozambique-Malawi) ...

So it is left to fiction to tell the story of the fate of millions as climate change wreaks havoc around the globe. Alice Robinson's new book The Glad Shout tells the story of a storm which destroyed Melbourne, much like Cyclone Idai wrecking cities in Africa. The streets are flooded; houses have been destroyed; some people are rescued from their rooftops and others are not. When the story opens Isobel is in a relief centre set up in the cavernous space behind the stadium bleachers, where overpriced merchandise and greasy food were one sold during games. In a setting where every location is recognisable, Isobel Wilson is with her husband Shaun and her small daughter Matilda:

Jostled and soaked, copping an elbow to her ribs, smelling wet wool and sweat and the stony creek scent of damp concrete, Isobel grips Shaun's cold fingers and clamps Matilda to her hip, terrified of losing them in the roiling crowd. The grounds of the stadium-turned-Emergency Relief Centre are still marked with turf paint. Within hours it will no doubt turn to mud, but for now, as families surge up through the bleachers, the playing field still looks pristine. Floodwaters have not yet breached the sandbags outside, but there is water in the street and it's rising. (p.1)

To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2019/03/20/the-glad-shout-by-alice-robinson/… (altro)

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anzlitlovers | Mar 19, 2019 |

Anchor Point di Alice Robinson

Farm-based book about responsibility for family farms, getting away, who owns the land, and climate change. For my full review, please see: http://whisperinggums.com/2015/08/30/alice-robinson-anchor-point-review/

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minerva2607 | Feb 4, 2016 |

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