Bad Art Mother by Edwina Preston

Bad Art Mother by Edwina PrestonGood mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a mother with artistic ambitions? Enter: frustrated poet Veda Gray, who is offered a Faustian bargain when a wealthy childless couple, the Parishes, invite her to exchange her young son Owen for time to write. Veda's story unfolds as an adult Owen reflects on his boyhood in the Melbourne suburbs, and in the vibrant bohemian inner city art world where his

there's a ragged glory to the stories' formal experimentation and erotic fearlessness

through to the present

His argument could hardly be more topical

it means a bolder Australian foreign policy

no destination

And some thrive in the harshest conditions

form the content of this book

Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour

this collection remains a poignant historical plea for Aboriginal justice - from Black deaths in custody to Land Rights - and bears witness to contemporary Indigenous issues

or a Little Light Maiming

and political history of Australia throughout the twentieth century

among them Jacquelyn Gill and Edward Carr