John Clanchy: 4 books

“Expertly told, without a false note.” - Australian Book Review This is a wonderfully varied box set collection of six of John Clanchy's most recent books of long stories. With humour and compassion, insight and generosity, Clanchy draws you deep within the world of his characters, from...

A richly moving novel of intricate family relations by award-winning Australian author John Clanchy. Three sisters revisit the coastal house where they’d spent their childhood summers. Neither Grace nor Rose, now both in their sixties, know why they are there for the first time in decades....

Vera. Miriam, Laura - one family, three generations - with Miriam at the centre, balancing the needs of her mother and daughter with those of her marriage and career.Vera is slipping into the darkness of Alzheimer's disease, while Laura is embroiled in teenage conflicts of identity and sexuality.In...

In this sequel to The Hard Word, John Clanchy writes with an engaging blend of ironic humour and compassion as he explores the rapidly changing world of a teenager. On a school trip to the red heart of Australia, Laura suspects her best friend is having an affair with their teacher. She is caught...