James Mcnamara

Hopes and dreams

The Life to Come, chronicling the hopes and dreams of an intricately woven cast of characters, is one of the best Australian novels of the past decade

  • The Life to Come

    Michelle de Kretser

    Allen & Unwin, pp. 375

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