'Tricia Dearborn is a veteran of Australian literature, with ‘Autobiochemistry’ being her latest long-awaited release. A poetry anthology collection broken into five sections, we move through events in Dearborn’s life as though she sits gently close by and guides us through memories, relationshipsand moments of both pain and triumph. No stranger to detail or frighteningly honest expressions, Dearborn provides us with highly personal, intricate pieces that flow tremendously well. This air of cohesiveness and passage remains intact between each respective section, including a minor segment inspired by (and featuring) the works of Virginia Woolf. Combining the realms of both science and art has curated a work that taps into the intimacies of life, at times being metaphoric and others extremely literal.' (Introduction)
