Summary
Pretty Girls is a visceral narrative of violence, personal tragedy, and female resilience set against the backdrop of one of Australia’s most politically charged communities, Redfern, where sinister racial tensions underpin everything.
Evie is a woman in her mid-thirties who returns to her hometown to meet with her dying father. In coming back to the place where she grew up, she has to revisit her history of violence – the death of her mother, the suicide of her brother, and the domes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922265876 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192226587X |
| Author: | Lisa Portolan, Samantha McDonald |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 410g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Lisa Portolan
Lisa Portolan is an author and researcher from Sydney. Her PhD relates to digital intimacies, in particular dating apps and modern romance. She has three books published, including best-selling, Happy As, and cult queer-lit hit, The Overthinkers. She writes regularly for The Conversation, in relation to love, intimacy and dating, and is featured on day-time television and radio. Her work through Western Sydney University focuses on the concept of high-maintenance women, the notion of the Aussie Bloke, and other narratives, and cultural and social idioms invoked in modern dating and romance. She is also the host of the Slow Love podcast series (top ten in 2020).
Samantha McDonald is an Australian director and producer. She has a degree in Law and Communications majoring in film. She has spent the majority of her career working in the fitness, sport and marketing space, as a trainer and later as a production expert. Growing up there was always a focus on looks and it took her years to reclaim her own story and reach a place of acceptance, joy and love.
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