'I just wanted to rescue them' — Kate Grenville unravels her family history

The Book Show

English - August 16, 2021 00:05 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Kate Grenville's interest in women hemmed in by history comes to the fore in her new audiobook about her grandmother, Always Greener.

Also, Lisa Emanuel's debut novel The Covered Wife is about a Sydney woman drawn into a religious cult, and Tony Birch gives poet and editor Evelyn Araluen some writing advice.