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Greater City Shadows
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A man treads water in the Swan River, hoping to bring his friend back to shore. Three siblings gaze skyward seeking a comet among the stars. A mother and daughter grapple with their fraught relationship and an inappropriate birthday cake. Bushfires sweep a Perth suburb while...
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A man treads water in the Swan River, hoping to bring his friend back to shore. Three siblings gaze skyward seeking a comet among the stars. A mother and daughter grapple with their fraught relationship and an inappropriate birthday cake. Bushfires sweep a Perth suburb while a woman, still burnt from a previous relationship, lessens the divide between an individual and their community.
In Greater City Shadows, Laurie Steed shines a light on the tremendous complexity and beauty of everyday relationships. From unrequited first love and burnt flames of the past to early parenthood stresses and tense friendships. These short stories are vulnerable and tender - a captivating collection reminding us that to be connected is to be human.
'Evocative and engaging, Greater City Shadows shows how the short story form, in the hands of a skilful writer, can offer profound insights into people's inner and outer lives.' - Susan Midalia
'Timely, tender and true, Greater City Shadows is a superb collection of stories.' - Ryan O'Neill
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781760802691
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 February 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: UWA Publishing
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 220
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About the Author
Laurie Steed is a novelist and short story writer from Perth, Western Australia. His fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in Best Australian Stories, Award Winning Australian Writing, The Age, Meanjin, Overland, Island, Westerly, and elsewhere. He completed his PhD in Creative Writing from The University of Western Australia in 2015. He is the recipient of fellowships from The University of Iowa, The Baltic Writing Residency, and The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation. Greater City Shadows (UWAP 2024) is his third book, and previously won the 2021 Henry Handel Richardson Flagship Fellowship for Short Story Writing and was shortlisted for the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award.
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