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'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 Grannie 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, Melissa Lucashenko torches Queensland’s colonial myths, while reimagining an Australian future.' (Publication summary)
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Epigraph: 'You fool', she said, 'this is England.'
'I don't believe it,' I said, 'and I will never believe it.' - Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea
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Melissa Lucashenko : Edenglassie
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2024;
— Review of Edenglassie 2023 single work novel 'The new novel from the award-winning author of Too Much Lip entwines Brisbane’s past and present to reveal the impact of colonisation.' -
From Alexis Wright to Tony Birch and Evelyn Araluen: Powerful Books by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , January 2024;
— Review of Praiseworthy 2023 single work novel ; Edenglassie 2023 single work novel ; Women and Children 2023 single work novel ; Firelight 2023 selected work short story ; Harvest Lingo 2022 selected work poetry ; Close to the Subject : Selected Works 2023 selected work essay interview ; Dropbear 2021 selected work poetry essay ; The Yield 2019 single work novel -
The 17 Best Books of 2023
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 22 January 2024;
— Review of The Sitter 2023 single work novel ; Killing for Country : A Family Story 2023 multi chapter work criticism ; The Conversion 2023 single work novel ; The Vitals 2023 single work prose ; Right Story, Wrong Story : Adventures in Indigenous Thinking 2023 multi chapter work criticism ; Praiseworthy 2023 single work novel ; Edenglassie 2023 single work novel ; Women and Children 2023 single work novel ; The Art of Breaking Ice 2023 single work novel ; I'd Rather Not 2023 single work autobiography ; On Peter Carey : Writers on Writers 2023 single work biography ; New Australian Fiction 2023 2023 anthology short story ; Critic Swallows Book : Ten Years of the Sydney Review of Books 2023 anthology review essay -
Book Reviews Prima Facie, Edenglassie, Good Material
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kalliope X , December 2023;
— Review of Prima Facie 2023 single work novel ; Edenglassie 2023 single work novel -
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Melissa Lucashenko on the Past, Present and Edenglassie
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
2023
27124038
2023
single work
podcast
interview
'Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie author of Bundjalung and European heritage. She writes about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead, and her latest novel is Edenglassie.
'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.'' (Production summary)
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‘Ballsy’, ‘very Funny’, ‘read in One Sitting’ : The Best Australian Books Out in October
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 October 2023;
— Review of Edenglassie 2023 single work novel ; Stone Yard Devotional 2023 single work novel ; Late : A Novel 2023 single work novel ; Killing for Country : A Family Story 2023 multi chapter work criticism ; Gunflower 2023 selected work short story ; The Man Who Wasn't There 2023 single work biography ; Home to Biloela 2023 single work autobiography -
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko Review – Miles Franklin Winner Slices Open Australia’s Past and Present
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 October 2023;
— Review of Edenglassie 2023 single work novel'The latest novel from the author of Too Much Lip splits its time between the 1800s and 2024 and provides a masterclass in humour, flair and generosity'
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Where to Now? : Melissa Lucashenko’s Cyclic Arcs
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 458 2023; (p. 52)
— Review of Edenglassie 2023 single work novel'Edenglassie is the seventh novel by acclaimed Bunjalung novelist Melissa Lucashenko. Set in a brief historical window – a little-known interim of time and place after transportation of convicts had ended but before Queensland became an independent colony in 1859 – this narrative moves seamlessly between what whitefellas might call past, present, and near future. In this interface, Lucashenko creates characters that cause the reader to not only ask – what if? but also where to now?' (Introduction)
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Melissa Lucashenko Edenglassie
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14-20 October 2023;
— Review of Edenglassie 2023 single work novel “Hear how soft the Warrar laps against these mangrove trunks? Like a wallaby lapping at a puddle. But in my Country the burragurra crashes onto the sand one hundred times louder; the waves are this high,” he demonstrated with a hand at his neck, “before they curl over and kiss the beach with passion, as though they really mean it. The pounding of the surf is the pounding of my heart.” (Introduction) -
‘Reflect, Listen and Learn’ : Melissa Lucashenko Busts Colonial Myths and Highlights Indigenous Heroes
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 October 2023;
— Review of Edenglassie 2023 single work novel -
Melissa Lucashenko on Turning Herself inside Out : ‘I Have No Idea How the Hell I Managed to Write That Book’
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 October 2023;'A new novel by the Miles Franklin winner is always an event and her latest arrives at a tumultuous time in history'
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Melissa Lucashenko Is the Poet Laureate of Ratbags
Michael Williams
(interviewer),
2023
26988655
2023
single work
podcast
interview
'Melissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sense of humour. This week, Michael sits down with Melissa for a conversation about her new book, Edenglassie, and they discuss history, eccentric characters, and why writing a love story is a revolutionary act.' (Introduction)
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Melissa Lucashenko on the Past, Present and Edenglassie
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
2023
27124038
2023
single work
podcast
interview
'Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie author of Bundjalung and European heritage. She writes about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead, and her latest novel is Edenglassie.
'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.'' (Production summary)
Awards
- 2024 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year — Adult Fiction Book of the Year
- 2024 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year
- 2024 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Audiobook of the Year
- 2024 longlisted The Stella Prize
- 2024 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Fiction
- Brisbane, Queensland,
- Coast,
- 1854-1855
- 2024
