Ferdia Lennon wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for “riotous” novel Glorious Exploits
Described as a ‘masterclass in tragicomedy’, the novel, set in Syracuse in 412BC, follows two locals who decide to stage Medea in a quarry using prisoners as actors
Australian book reviews
The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu review – this biting tale of backstabbing uber-egos will stay with you
Tu’s second novel, charting a young translator’s messy relationship with a two-faced academic couple, brilliantly dissects power and whiteness
The Pages of the Sea by Anne Hawk review – Windrush children who were left behind
A young girl is bereft when her mother goes to England, in this vivid debut of family sacrifices and secrets
