'What we make of memories and what they make of us.
'Like fireflies to the light, Mona, Benny and Jimmy are drawn into the elegantly wasted orbit of the Crystal Ballroom and the post-punk scene of 80s Melbourne, a world that includes Nick Cave and Dodge, a photographer pushing his art to the edge.
'With precision and richness Kirsten Krauth hauntingly evokes the power of music to infuse our lives, while diving deep into loss, beauty, innocence and agency. Filled with unforgettable characters, the novel is above all about the shapes that love can take and the many ways we express tenderness throughout a lifetime.
'As it moves between the Blue Mountains and Melbourne, Sydney and Castlemaine, Almost a Mirror reflects on the healing power of creativity and the everyday sacredness of family and friendship in the face of unexpected tragedy.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'A novel of reminiscence for a different time: 1980s Australia and its rumbustious music scene.'
'Almost a Mirror, the second novel from Kirsten Krauth, is a dark and sticky trip to the post-punk music scene of Melbourne in the 1980s. Mona, Jimmy, Beñat, Kaz and Dodge – along with some Nick Cave cameos – orbit St Kilda’s Crystal Ballroom as the text spins and staggers between eras, moments and memories.' (Introduction)
'Almost a Mirror, the second novel from Kirsten Krauth, is a dark and sticky trip to the post-punk music scene of Melbourne in the 1980s. Mona, Jimmy, Beñat, Kaz and Dodge – along with some Nick Cave cameos – orbit St Kilda’s Crystal Ballroom as the text spins and staggers between eras, moments and memories.' (Introduction)
'A novel of reminiscence for a different time: 1980s Australia and its rumbustious music scene.'
