From voyeurism and virtual reality to murder plots and loneliness, these wickedly smart and witty novels skewer the absurdities, spectacles and ironies of our increasingly unstable world. Is this the end of life as we know it? Even if we’ve run out of trust, love and money, at least we’ll go out with some great stories.
Catherine Chidgey (The Starving Bride), Elaine Castillo (Moderation), Fiona Wright (Kill Your Boomers), Jessy Wu (Good Intentions).
Chair: Emily O’Grady
'A captivating reading experience.'
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Provocative and utterly gripping, The Starving Bride is a razor-sharp exploration of beauty, shame, the impacts of ignoring the warning signs of catastrophe and the dangerous allure of spectacle in a world that can’t look away.
