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Birch’s new novel is an allegory of good, evil and the legacy of Australia’s colonial past – with strong black women at its core
Other writers may cringe to learn that Tony Birch wrote the first draft of his new novel, The White Girl, in about eight weeks.
Birch’s other novels – Blood (2011) and Ghost River (2015), both acclaimed – also read like they were written with ease, so commanding is the authorial voice; so linear of plot, and authentic of character and emotional resonance.
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