The Diamond Anchor
The Diamond Anchor (University of Queensland Press, 2009)
An unexpected letter from her childhood friend Grace forces May to relive their extraordinary past and confront the events that drove them apart fifty years earlier.
May's father won the Diamond Anchor, a dilapidated pub perched on the ocean's edge, in a game of cards - a gamble which positioned her at the heart of the close-knit community for seventy years, and gave her custody of its stories.
Now, trying to maintain a careful balance between the demands of the collapsing building and her own solitary life, May must decide whether to reach out to Grace, whose health is fading, or let her go.
With all the humour and storytelling of small-town life, The Diamond Anchor is a brilliant tale of the places and relationships that define us.
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What reviewers are saying about The Diamond Anchor
Head over here for a feature on The Diamond Anchor in the SMH, or here for five minutes of audio about the book on the Alice ABC blog, or here for an in-depth interview on 2SER.
Treading Earth
Treading Earth
Treading Earth is Jennifer Mills' first book of poetry. Its strength and muscularity mark it as a book which will be remembered not only because it's remarkable in a first book, but because it so easily delivers the original vision and clarity of the poet.
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Treading Earth was shortlisted in the 2008 Press Press chapbook competition.