Dissection

'A bracing and beautiful novel...I recommend it as an unputdownable and richly rewarding read.' * Helen Garner * 'Well paced, spare, concentrated.' * Brenda Niall, Age * 'Beautifully executed...A thought-provoking novel.' * Georgia Blain, Readings Monthly * 'Dissection reads like a moral thriller, a bulletin from the war zone that is modern living. You'll never think of your GP in the same way again.' * Amanda Lohrey, Monthly * 'From page one, [Halloran's] prose has the unmistakable ring of authenticity...A pleasure to read.' * Sydney Morning Herald * 'Hard to put down...Original and thought-provoking.' * Adelaide Advertiser * 'A tiny gem of a novel...Deeply empathetic.' * Herald Sun * 'This is a thoughtful and revealing portrait of a woman's mid-life descent into a mire of self-doubt, and her first hesitant steps towards a new equilibrium.' * Canberra Times * 'Dissection is a perfectly judged and beautifully written account...A pensive and probing character study, a portrait of quiet despair and stoicism.' * Judges, Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript * 'Dissects morally complex issues of life and death with a deceptively simple touch, using telling domestic detail to bring its characters and settings vividly to life on the page.' * Australian Book Review * 'For me the best books are the disruptive ones. They rattle me, but they also gift me glimpses of diamond-like clarity. Dissection is one such book.' * Melanie Cheng, Literary Hub *