Melissa Manning

An accomplished story collection that is deeply rooted in the Tasmanian landscape and those moments in people's lives when everything changes. Set in southern Tasmania, the linked stories in Smokehouse bring into focus a small community and capture those moments when life turns and one person becomes another. As we get to know these characters—a mother whose fresh start leads...

When loyalty becomes a burden, how do you learn to let go? Frogsong is a tender and delicate tale of love and addiction from one of Australia's brightest literary talents and winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for her debut book. Caro and Danny grew up side by side at the waterhole. Bound by love, loss and a promise...