Plane Tree Drive
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Plane Tree Drive
By (Author) Lynette Washington
MidnightSun Publishing Pty
MidnightSun Publishing Pty
1st November 2017
Australia
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
Description
Jennifer lives shrouded in secrets on Plane Tree Drive, stuck in regret that is destroying her marriage. Alice watches on as her husband finally gives up his addictions and his family in the process. Faraj, haunted by memories from Afghanistan, slips into homelessness yet again. Meanwhile, Maurice rediscovers his mojo and brings the whole of the Drive together at his backyard gigs.
Peer through the windows and doors on Plane Tree Drive to find a streetscape that is diverse, heartbreaking, funny and strange, where the loneliness of domestic isolation and the joy of connection weave together to form an interlaced map of suburban life.
Plane Tree Drive has been Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Awards
Three fabulous reviews for Plane Tree Drive:
Carl Delprat's review: Compulsive Reader
Daniel Young's review:The Luminous Ether
Monique Mulligan's review: What I have been Reading
Reviews
'With each story in this complex fresco, layers are peeled away and others added, slowly revealing a delicate portrait of hurts and hopes, vulnerability and strength. Plane Tree Drive is a stunning and sensitive exploration of people, place and relationships.'-Michelle Wright, author of Fine
'Beautifully written in a wide range of styles and voices, Plane Tree Drive is a bold and innovative collection of short fiction from an exciting new talent.'-Ryan O'Neill, author of Their Brilliant Careers
Author Bio
Lynette Washington is a short story writer, editor and teacher of creative and professional writing. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide.Her stories have been published widely and in 2014 she edited the story collection, Breaking Beauty. In 2017 she co-edited the story collection, Crush. Her debut novel, Plane Tree Drive was published in November 2017.When Lynette is not writing, she teaches police cadets the importance of sentence structure and grammar.
