Too Much Lip

Winner of the Miles Franklin Award

Melissa Lucashenko

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Queensland Univ. Press
03 October 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

The unforgettable winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Too much lip, her old problem from way back. And the older she got, the harder it seemed to get to swallow her opinions. The avalanche of bullshit in the world would drown her if she let it; the least she could do was raise her voice in anger.

Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has spent a lifetime avoiding two things - her hometown and prison. But now her Pop is dying and she's an inch away from the lockup, so she heads south on a stolen Harley.

Kerry plans to spend twenty-four hours, tops, over the border. She quickly discovers, though, that Bundjalung country has a funny way of grabbing on to people. Old family wounds open as the Salters fight to stop the development of their beloved river. And the unexpected arrival on the scene of a good-looking dugai fella intent on loving her up only adds more trouble - but then trouble is Kerry's middle name.

Gritty and darkly hilarious, Too Much Lip offers redemption and forgiveness where none seems possible.

By: Melissa Lucashenko
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 316g
ISBN: 9780702266249
ISBN 10: 0702266248
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.