Title: Off the Track Author: Cristy Burne Genre: Australian children’s fiction Favourite quote: ‘Around them leaves rustled and birds sang and he felt alive.’ Set in Western Australia, the story follows the pre-pubescent Harry as he hikes the Bibbulmun Track with his mum, her friend Ana, and Ana‘s daughter Deepika. Off the Track is an…
Tag: Western Australia
Review: The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry, reviewed by Dylan Dartnell
A review by Dylan Dartnell of The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry, edited by John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan. My first real introduction to poetry was in my high school literature class. My teacher romanticised French winters, nestled by an open fire; drawing on a cup of tea. As she spoke, we could…