Josephine Rowe

In this beautifully hewn essay, novelist and short-story writer Josephine Rowe finds a kindred spirit in Beverley Farmer and argues for a celebration of this long-neglected Australian writer. 'Across Farmer's works there has always been an attraction to those beings who occupy two worlds...Once one has lived elsewhere, lived differently, it doesn't matter whether she stays to forge a new...

A mesmerising tale from one of Australia's literary stars 'He has no notion of how to care for a saint. Even a small one. Does not even believe ... Still. Catholic or not. You don't turn away a saint.' In the north-western corner of 1950s Australia, a saint arrives at the home of a retired engineer, who unwittingly becomes her...

Your father. His head is a ghost trap. It's all he can do to open his mouth without letting them all howl out. Even so, you can still see them, sliding around the dark behind his eyes. It is New Year's Eve, 1990, and Ru's father, Jack, has disappeared in the wake of a savage incident. A Vietnam War veteran,...

Set in an impressive array of locations, these superbly crafted stories examine people caught between places, on the cusp of departure or return. A masterful collection of heartbreak, travel and seduction from an internationally acclaimed Australian author. These superbly crafted stories follow the fates of characters who, by choice or by force, are travelling beyond the boundaries of their known...