As when the governess Clutched to her bosom the damp head of Miles, Who squirmed, unseeing, frantic for a hint, Not able yet to guess What she appeared to see in the haunted pane Besides the backlit sky: the shape of Quint Trying to find his way past her denial’s Hard stare, not quite in vain.
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As when the governess Clutched to her bosom the damp head of Miles, Who squirmed, unseeing, frantic for a hint, Not able yet to guess What she appeared to see in the haunted pane Besides the backlit sky: the shape of Quint Trying to find his way past her denial’s Hard stare, not quite in vain.
Madam Lash is a biography of Australia’s most famous dominatrix. Author Sam Everingham provides an engaging insight into the life of the woman who helped bring sadomasochism to mainstream attention in this country.
Book 1 Title: Madam Lash: Gretel Pinniger’s scandalous life of sex, art and bondage
Book Author: Sam Everingham
Book 1 Biblio: Allen & Unwin, $35 pb, 270 pp, 279781742370019
Book 1 Readings Link: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/gjq5B
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Madam Lash is a biography of Australia’s most famous dominatrix. Author Sam Everingham provides an engaging insight into the life of the woman who helped bring sadomasochism to mainstream attention in this country.
I had fun imagining Sonya Hartnett and Isobelle Carmody indulging in a little pre-publication chit-chat:
IC: What are you working on now, Sonya? SH: A children’s story about two orphaned brothers battling for survival in a world turned upside down; talking animals; themes of freedom and loss. What about you? IC: A children’s story about two orphaned brothers struggling for survival in a world suddenly turned alien; talking animals; themes of resilience and loss …
The result is two different novels, but the marketing meetings at Penguin must have been interesting.
Book 1 Title: The Midnight Zoo
Book Author: Sonya Hartnett
Book 1 Biblio: Viking, $24.95 hb, 186 pp, 9780670074051
Book 1 Readings Link: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DPKOd
Book 2 Title: The Red Wind
Book 2 Author: Isobelle Carmody
Book 2 Biblio: $19.95 hb, 223 pp, 9780670074037
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Book 2 Readings Link: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/PXyRQ
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I had fun imagining Sonya Hartnett and Isobelle Carmody indulging in a little pre-publication chit-chat:
IC: What are you working on now, Sonya? SH: A children’s story about two orphaned brothers battling for survival in a world turned upside down; talking animals; themes of freedom and loss. What about you? IC: A children’s story about two orphaned brothers struggling for survival in a world suddenly turned alien; talking animals; themes of resilience and loss …
The result is two different novels, but the marketing meetings at Penguin must have been interesting.
These two books share common assumptions about the nature of our cities and our collective future as homo urbanis. If we are to survive the impending disaster of climate change and build an environmentally durable and socially just future, then we must do so within our existing, sprawling suburban landscapes. Gleeson and Mees know and respect one another’s work – each quotes the other approvingly – but the two authors diverge sharply in tone and intention.
Book 1 Title: Lifeboat Cities
Book Author: Brendan Gleeson
Book 1 Biblio: UNSW Press, $34.95 pb, 206 pp, 9781742231242
Book 1 Author Type: Author
Book 1 Readings Link: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/jkrJP
Book 2 Title: Transport for Suburbia:
Book 2 Subtitle: Beyond the Automobile Age
Book 2 Author: Paul Mees
Book 2 Biblio: Earthscan, $80 hb, 239 pp, 9781844077403
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These two books share common assumptions about the nature of our cities and our collective future as homo urbanis. If we are to survive the impending disaster of climate change and build an environmentally durable and socially just future, then we must do so within our existing, sprawling suburban landscapes. Gleeson and Mees know and respect one another’s work – each quotes the other approvingly – but the two authors diverge sharply in tone and intention.
Mees’s focus is particular and practical. As the title suggests, his book is a blueprint for building urban public transport systems that work. This would reduce our dependency on the car and prepare us for an oil-depleted future. It would cut our collective carbon emissions and create more liveable and more equitable cities. His conclusions are hopeful: the necessary steps are identifiable and easily within our grasp.
I am in Louisiana with the dogs, my lost generations of dogs. How I got there, what budget tour I’m on, whether my papers are in order, my visa credible, is a total mystery.
