Iris
$32.19
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2022
Summary
Sergeant Lillian Armfield leans forward. “What about Black Ada’s, Webber? I know you two went there. What sort of people go there?”
Iris smiles. “The sort of people you coppers like to bash.”
In late 1932, Iris Webber arrives in Sydney looking for work, but the city is still in the grip of the Depression, and there are few jobs for women at the best of times. She makes her way as best she can: a scam here, a shoplift there, busking with an accordion. And she knows how to use a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760787684 |
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| ISBN-10: | 176078768X |
| Author: | Fiona Kelly McGregor |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Imprint: | Picador Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 577g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
Fiona Kelly McGregor
Fiona Kelly McGregor has published nine books across fiction and non-fiction, most recently the novel The Trap. Its prequel, Iris, was nominated for numerous prizes including the Miles Franklin Award, NSW Premier’s Award, Stella Prize, ALS Gold Medal and more. McGregor’s previous novel Indelible Ink won Age Book of the Year and was published in French translation by Actes Sud. Other books include essay collection Buried Not Dead, shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, genre-busting photoessay A Novel Idea, and the underground classic Chemical Palace. McGregor writes art criticism and essays for a variety of publications, and when in Sydney, lives and works on Gadigal land.
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