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Author Birch, Tony, 1957-, author

Title Dark as last night / Tony Birch
Published St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2021
©2021

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 WATERFT READNK  ReadNK BIR  DUE 19-04-24
Description 219 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Dark as last night -- After life -- Bobby Moses -- Bicycle thieves -- Probate -- Starman --The blood bank: a love story -- The death of Michael McGuire -- The manger -- Together -- The librarian -- Animal welfare -- Flight -- Without sin -- Lemonade -- Riding trains with Thelma Plum
Summary A masterful new story collection from award-winning Indigenous writer Tony Birch.Dark as Last Night confirms, once again, that Tony Birch is a master of the short story. These exceptional stories capture the importance of human connection at pivotal moments in our lives, whether those occur because of the loss of a loved one or the uncertainties of childhood. In this collection we witness a young girl struggling to protect her mother from her father's violence, two teenagers clumsily getting to know one another by way of a shared love of music, and a man mourning the death of his younger brother, while beset by memories and regrets from their shared past.Throughout this powerful collection, Birch's concern for the humanity of those who are often marginalised or overlooked shines bright
Subject Short stories, Australiam
Short stories, Australian
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
Conduct of life -- Fiction
Australian fiction
Modern & contemporary fiction.
SUBJECT Australia -- Fiction
Genre/Form Reading nook.
Short stories.
Short stories.
ISBN 9780702263170