Heat and Light
University of Queensland Press, $22.95 pb, 226 pp
Fiction
Heat and Light by Ellen Van Neerven
by Alec Patrić •
A prestigious prize and national exposure are fine achievements for a writer in her early twenties. Heat and Light is the first major publication by Ellen van Neerven, winner of the 2013 David Unaipon Award. Given her age, it is less surprising that Heat and Light focuses on questions of identity.
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