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Black humor (Literature)

  • The bookshop on Jacaranda Street
    Author:
    Glorie, Marlish
    Summary:

    "Meet the Budd-Doyles: a suburban family in shambles, and about to unravel further as Helen Budd-Doyle in one fell swoop destroys her bed, abandons the family home, and buys a second-hand bookshop form a man in a pub ? leaving her...
  • Practical Jean
    Author:
    Cole, Trevor
    Summary:

    "In his first two, Governor General-shortlisted novels, Trevor Cole proved himself a master of drawing us into the shadowy side of human nature with sharp observation and warm wit. In PRACTICAL JEAN, he goes a step further: this is...
  • Coda
    Author:
    ASTLEY, Thea
    Summary:

    "Granny dumping" has become a popular Christmas phenomenon and Kathleen is not ready for Passing Downs Old People's Home. The four ages of women - bimbo, breeder, baby-sitter and burden do not fit in with Kathleen and...
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