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‘Clarke proves the body may tire of holding up the sky, but it still sings. This is a book to read aloud, to recognise yourself in and to rest with when the sky feels too heavy.’ —The Saturday Paper my heart was asking at every turn, and as sure as i breathed: would i want this  for my daughter, and if not,  why on earth          should it be  good enough for me   beautiful changelings is an incantation, a song, a war cry, a testimonial, a lament, a reckoning and a welcoming. Wrecking-ball revisitings of the myths, mantras and fairy tales fed to girls. Poignant, unashamed tributes to ageing, womanhood, motherhood, and reclaiming your dreams, your boundaries and your time. This explosive new collection celebrates women and girls as the enigmatic wonders they are: beautiful changelings. PRAISE FOR BEAUTIFUL CHANGELINGS: ‘her voice remains uncompromising: Clarke spares no one.’ —Books + Publishing

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‘The power of beautiful changelings lies in its shifts of tone. Clarke can turn from tenderness to rage in a single breath. Her language remains lush but never ornamental: beauty here is labour, not luxury.’  * The Saturday Paper *

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Maxine Beneba Clarke is one of Australia’s most celebrated poets. She is the author of over fourteen books, including the bestselling memoir The Hate Race, the ABIA and Indie award-winning short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the Victorian Premier’s Award-winning poetry collection Carrying the World, the ABIA award-winning poetry collection It’s the Sound of the Thing, the Kate Greenaway Medal longlisted illustrated poem When We Say Black Lives Matter and the CBCA honour book The Patchwork Bike, which also won the Boston Globe Horn Prize for Best Picture Book. She was the inaugural Peter Steele Poet in Residence at The University of Melbourne.

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