Overview
The bestselling and multi-award-winning novel by the author of Too Much Lip Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart. When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their saltwater people still outnumber the British. As colonial unrest peaks, Mulanyin dreams of taking his bride home to Yugambeh Country, but his plans for independence collide with white justice. Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny. Together they care for obstinate centenarian Granny Eddie, and sparks fly, but not always in the right direction. What nobody knows is how far the legacies of the past will reach into their modern lives. In this brilliant epic novel, Melissa Lucashenko torches Queensland's colonial myths, while reimagining an Australian future.
Full Product Details
Author: Melissa Lucashenko
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.302kg
ISBN: 9780702268861
ISBN 10: 0702268860
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 October 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'Lucashenko is an exhilarating writer, and this generous book is her most remarkable to date.' Michelle de Kretser 'Gripping, political, horny, moving and very, very funny.' The Guardian '[Melissa's] bashed out a space for herself in our literary culture with work that's both demotic, funny, and uncompromising.' Tim Winton 'Brimming with unforgettable characters and love in all its guises, Edenglassie is as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking.' The Weekend Australian 'Edenglassie moves in a great concentric arc with many ripples, like those in the river that is central to the action; and which is an ancient, unbroken vein that pulses life from past to present to future in a continuous cycle.' Australian Book Review 'Edenglassie - an early name for Brisbane - slides deftly between past and present and eyes a future for all.' The Age 'A haunting new epic novel from one of our finest storytellers.' Australian Women's Weekly
Author Information
Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie (Aboriginal) author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim in many literary awards. Killing Darcy won the Royal Blind Society Award and was shortlisted for an Aurealis award. Her sixth novel, Too Much Lip, won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance. It was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, the Stella Prize, two Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, two Queensland Literary Awards and two NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for her non-fiction, and a founding member of human rights organisation Sisters Inside. She writes about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead. Edenglassie has won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction, the Indie Book Award for Fiction and the BookPeople Adult Fiction Book of the Year.
