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Alan Vaarwerk

Alan Vaarwerk

Alan Vaarwerk is a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader. His short fiction has appeared in Griffith Review. Born in Grafton, New South Wales, and currently living in Brisbane, he completed his BA Hons at Griffith University in 2010. He has no plans to write a novel, but will start work on a collection of stories soon.


Alan Vaarwerk reviews 'After the Darkness' by Honey Brown

April 2012, no. 340 01 April 2012
In After the Darkness, the third novel by Victorian writer Honey Brown, suburban couple Bruce and Trudy Harrison have their lives upended by a brutal attack while holidaying on the Great Ocean Road. This is only the tip of the narrative iceberg. Indeed, their ordeal at the hands of an opportunistic psychopath happens with such speed that the reader feels as disoriented as the victims do. Brown foc ... (read more)