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'As someone with more than a passing interest in the visual arts, I love novels that feature art or photography. Perhaps because I have a tendency to "frame" the world, a novel with a strong visual element allows me to read it almost as if I was already seeing it as a film. It's the icing on the cake if it's done well. ...'
'Sarah Drummond's debut novel is the story of a Maori warrior and sailor called Wiremu Heke, who has gone on a voyage of revenge. But instead he has found himself stranded with a crew of sealers in King George Sound, after sailing from Van Diemen's Land via Kangaroo Island. The year is 1826 and life with the sealers is rough and violent, especially for the Indigenous women who have been raped, stolen and kidnapped. ...'
'Laura Alvarado is a youngish environmental scientist with a troubled past, posted in Antarctica to research the wildlife and then assigned to evaluate an abandoned Norwegian whaling station for its potential as a museum. '
