PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- When 97-year-old Eddie Blanket trips over and ends up in hospital, it sets off a chain of events involving her feisty granddaughter Winona, her doctor, Johnny Newman… and the ghost of her grandfather. As they navigate relationships, attitudes and current events in 2024, the story switches back to the 1840s and 50s, when Brisbane was being colonised. There Mulanyin, proud Yugambeh man, tries to understand the interlopers and their bizarre customs, and dreams of returning to his saltwater country with his new wife. Everything you expect from the 2019 Miles Franklin-winning author of Too Much Lip, but the historic sections really shine! Lindy
Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim in many literary awards. Melissa's sixth novel, Too Much Lip, won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance. Her latest book is Edenglassie.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- When 97-year-old Eddie Blanket trips over and ends up in hospital, it sets off a chain of events involving her feisty granddaughter Winona, her doctor, Johnny Newman… and the ghost of her grandfather. As they navigate relationships, attitudes and current events in 2024, the story switches back to the 1840s and 50s, when Brisbane was being colonised. There Mulanyin, proud Yugambeh man, tries to understand the interlopers and their bizarre customs, and dreams of returning to his saltwater country with his new wife. Everything you expect from the 2019 Miles Franklin-winning author of Too Much Lip, but the historic sections really shine! Lindy
