Early One Morning
Virginia Baily
Virago
September 2015
Early One Morning, Virginia Baily’s second novel, is a powerful tale of loss and love in Rome. Always a little leery of books about Italy in general, and somewhat underwhelmed by the title, I was pleasantly surprised by the book. It is a beautifully written and poignant story.
TRUTH Temple, Peter (Text publishing: Australia, 2009, ISBN 9781921520716) Peter Temple’s Truth reads like an Australian television miniseries. You can even see where they would show the tits. The novel’s beauty comes from the vividness of its writing. We leave it with afterimages of “sharp-toothed skulls” and “beer cartons blown flat against … Continue reading