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1 Past Life by William Lane (Review) Venus Fultz , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 36 no. 1 2023; (p. 169-170)
— Review of Past Life William Lane , 2021 single work novel

'Past Life is a novel that weaves several narratives together to create an expanded view of the generational trauma that comes from war. The novel is separated into two parts. Part 1 opens with Anna, a refugee from Russia who came to Australia with her adopted mother. Anna soon discovers a passion for photography; that passion leads us to an orchard where an old man lives in a shed on the property. Friedrich is also a Russian refugee, once an infamous Russian writer forced to translate for the Germans during the war. He shoots himself soon after meeting Anna and leaves behind a letter; while the novel never lets the reader finish reading the letter, we intuit that he is Anna's birth father. The novel then moves to a chapter centered on Julia, Anna's birth mother, who does not survive the war.' (Introduction)
1 The Pursuit of Self and Story Venus Fultz , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 34 no. 2 2020; (p. 394-395)
— Review of A Room Made of Leaves Kate Grenville , 2020 single work novel 'It takes Mrs. Elizabeth MacArthur over two hundred pages to find the room of leaves. This space, carved for herself and her lover, is a physical space of safety and authenticity, but throughout the novel, Elizabeth pursues her authentic self through moments of feeling. We first see Elizabeth comfortable with herself as a child helping her grandfather with sheep and in the winks of queerness between her and her friend Bridie—which, as a queer writer and reader, I appreciate. I enjoyed Elizabeth's narrative pursuing a sense of self and navigating what that means to her in each situation she is forced into. When she meets MacArthur, she chases his advances not because he is worthy of her or for any hopes of romance but because in the moment of ecstasy, she experiences a euphoria of self and control that intoxicates her. Unfortunately, this moment ties her to MacArthur as wife. The novel does not shy away from the dismal historical reality of life as an orphan, losing her grandfather's respect, and being married to a callous man.' 

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1 A Wild Ride Sparked by a Silver Car Venus Fultz , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 33 no. 2 2019; (p. 450-451)
— Review of Mindcull K. H. Canobi , 2019 single work novel
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