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A young woman grapples with the limits of storytelling and language to do justice to the lives of those on society’s fringes

The publication of the letters between Australian writers Shirley Hazzard (1931-2016) and Elizabeth Harrower (1928-2020), edited by literary scholar Brigitta Olubas and journalist Susan Wyndham, provides a picture of mid-century life from the perspectives of two exemplary and, for too long in this country, underappreciated novelists.

This radical, compelling and sometimes heartbreaking memoir asks: why do we make it so difficult for fat people to live in their bodies, in the world?

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

South Sudanese-Australian writer escaped conflict in her homeland, but the trauma that follows refugees is poorly understood

Grenville follows up her novel about the Australian settler with a collection of her actual letters, revealing a witty but elusive subject

At the beginning of each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on