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Fiction
by James Bradley
May 2004, no. 261

The White Earth by Andrew McGahan

Allen & Unwin, $29.95 pb, 392pp, 1741141478

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‘White’ and ‘earth’ are not words that sit easily together in an Australian context, so much so that placing them thus seems almost deliberately unsettling. Juxtaposed, they only serve to remind us of things that are mostly too hard for us to look at directly, a claim to a possession all know to be ill-founded.

 


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The White Earth by Andrew McGahan

Allen & Unwin, $29.95 pb, 392pp, 1741141478

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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