Cirrus@Austlit

'An unsettling book about art and creativity ... and being stalked.'

'A memoir about familial separation and living with disability.'

'An historical fiction set in the 17th century about female agency, art and power.'

'A highly imaginative collection of tales about inanimate objects in space.'

'Jessie Tu's second novel canvasses the relationship between mother and daughter, literary translation and betrayal and love.'

'A few years ago, I had a crush on my best friend. I remember the panic, of beginning to suspect that these feelings might be something more than friendship, the desperate need to pretend that I wasn’t falling in love with someone who was then presenting as the same gender. I remember the tension and the yearning, the way that they became the centre of my universe and later I the centre of theirs.' (Introduction)

'A (slow) moving meditation on the bonds and frays of family ties.'

'Four time lines that stretch from the past into the future follow characters as they navigate events beyond their control.'

'Mood is a memoir that explores mental illness, queerness and relationships.'

'A witty and charming debut about motherhood, friendship and work in contemporary times.'