Aisling Smith Aisling Smith i(7466169 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Aisling Smith is a writer based in Melbourne. She completed a PhD in Literary Studies at Monash University, working on David Foster Wallace.

In 2020, she won the Richell Prize for the manuscript of a magical realist novel, Petrichor, which 'follows the character of a man called Benjamin and the disintegration of his family relationships through the eyes of the women in his life' (Guardian Australia).

Sources:

'Richell Prize 2020', Guardian Australia, 6 November 2020.

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y separately published work icon After the Rain Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2023 25767419 2023 single work novel

'Malti Fortune is uneasy. She has turned away from her birthplace of Fiji to make a new life in Melbourne. But all that she thought was certain is now in danger of being swept away. Her husband, Benjamin, a linguist, is a conundrum. He has changed. Or has she? The stories and superstitions of her childhood are telling her something she knows but doesn't want to hear - about being a trespasser, about not belonging.

'In the years to come, Malti and Benjamin's daughters are also to learn some hard truths. For Ellery, the hands-on father of her memories vanishes for months on end and the remembered fragments of good times aren't enough to sustain her anymore. Verona, on the verge of adulthood, can't imagine a world without her beloved Dad. He is her rock and hero. But Malti and Ellery both know that you can't depend on Benjamin.

'What makes a family? What does home look like? All three women are seeking answers. Each is haunted by her own ghosts. And by Benjamin. To find what they are looking for, they need to be honest with themselves and make peace with their own unreliable memories.' (Publication summary)

2024 longlisted ASAL Awards ALS Gold Medal
2020 winner The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers as 'Petrichor'.
Solve 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Verandah , no. 30 2015; (p. 36-41)
2015 winner Verandah Awards The Verandah Literary Award
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