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'The article focuses on Alexis Wright an Australian Indigenous author and her work as a writer and activist; other topics include her contribution to the debate on the Northern Territory intervention, her approach to writing about Indigenous issues, and her influence on Australian literature.' (Publication abstract)
'IN PIP WILLIAMS’ SECOND NOVEL, The Bookbinder of Jericho, 21-year-old Peggy Jones works alongside her twin sister Maude as a “bindery girl” in Oxford. It is 1914 and although the world around Peggy is changing, she remains stuck and frustrated. Maude has a form of aphasia and requires care, and Peggy is constantly told that books are not for “the likes of you, Miss Jones”. Despite her intelligence and hunger for knowledge, Peggy can only dream of being a scholar' (Introduction)
