Cirrus@Austlit

'Sydney Theatre Company returns to the stage with a bold new gothic murder mystery by Angus Cerini, and starring Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair. By Matthew Westwood' 

'Florence Violet McKenzie (1890-1982), known as Mrs Mac, is someone who, up to now, I’d not heard of. But thanks to David Dufty, an expert in Australia’s military intelligence during World War II, I now realise how crucial she was in training our first women signallers and code breakers.' (Introduction)

'Grunge fiction in the 1980s and 90s featured young people living in grimy inner-city suburbs and ­colouring their discombobulation with drugs, booze and awkward or unfortunate sex. This kind of novel is no longer possible.' (Introduction)