I pedal over to Kensington just after dark. 'No one writes these reports from the suburban front-line with quite the passion, the abrupt insights and kitchen table candour of Helen Garner.' Robert Dessaix. Her most recent book was Speaking Volumes: Conversations with Remarkable Writers, a collection of her international literary interviews. She is the editor of Best Australian Essaysand for many years was the presenter of ABC Radio National's The Book Show. Ramona Kovalis a writer, journalist and broadcaster. In 2006 Helen Garner received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature. Since then she has published novels, short stories, essays, and feature journalism. Her first novel, Monkey Grip, came out in 1977, won the 1978 National Book Council Award, and was adapted for film in 1981. Helen Garnerwas born in 1942 in Geelong, and was educated there and at Melbourne University. But their fragile domestic balance is about to explode amid the smashing of ukelĮles, an unexpected ascension of an angel, and a sudden shower of jonquils. The common ground is the house they share. Janet is a skeptic, a journalist Maxine revels in New Age fantasies and Ray, a drifter, is a born-again Christian. 'Helen Garner writes the best sentences in Australia.'Bulletin
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