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James Tierney

James Tierney is a writer and reviewer from Sydney, Australia. He blogs about literature and art at A Long, Slow Goodbye.

James Tierney reviews 'The Strays' by Emily Bitto

May 2014, no. 361 29 April 2014
Lily, the cautious girl at the heart of Emily Bitto’s début novel, The Strays, is befriended on the first day of school by Eva, the daughter of artists Evan and Helena Trentham. Lily’s deep connection with her ‘leg sister’ (so called because their limbs often become entangled in sleep) places her on the periphery of a colony of unconventional artists. This violable combination of artistic ... (read more)