Zeke, the traditional noir cop turned cynical private eye, is trying to track down a young nanny who has stolen her charge.
Peter Hosking does an excellent job clearly differentiating between the two main characters. "In this slightly futuristic world, there's a class divide between rich fliers, with genetically engineered attached wings, and wretchedly poor non-fliers. In a word: Unputdownable." Author: Townsville Bulletin "It’s a fascinating read which will keep you guessing all the way.and, maybe, even wishing for some wings of your own. Underneath it all, there's an exciting, sometimes romantic, and often scary story." Author: Helen Watson White, Sunday Star Times, NZ I found the descriptions of urban slums and city-edge wastelands a disturbing commentary on present trends. There’s realism too, however, and not a little humour, in the humans’ tendency to fail spectacularly (like Icarus) – or at least to fall short. "There’s magic in the descriptions of visionary architecture and idealistic modified environments, as well as in the imagined realisation of the ancient human aspiration for flight. When We Have Wings is that rare thing, a compelling read that is both emotionally and intellectually satisfying." Author: Amanda Lohrey "A brilliantly conceived vision, bold in its execution and utterly convincing in its detail. This is an addictive mystery, clever and compelling." Author: Jane Campion, director of The Piano and Bright Star The world of flying is so complete, so detailed and real, it was as if I was flying, as if I could feel my wings. Pop it onto my Facebook page for all to see! I’ve enabled external posting of photos on my page just for the duration of this blog series."This book is intoxicating it made me imagine things I never imagined before. Want to share a photo of your own writing space? I have done editing work in this cafe and had meetings with my publisher, Annette Barlow, here. Here’s a shot of the lovely garden at Cafe Bon Ton in Leura. Where can I read more about this fabulous author?ĭecided to do something a little different as it’s a commonplace that writers write in cafes and Leura is famous for its cafes. She has completed a Varuna Mentorship, she teaches Popular Fiction at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Western Sydney. Her essay The Last Space Waltz? Reflections on 2001: A Space Odyssey and NASA, was shortlisted for the 2012 ABR CAL Essay Prize. Claire has had stories, essays and journalism broadcast on Radio National and published in Splash (Penguin), Re:Publica (A&R), Cinema Papers, Rolling Stone, Picador New Writing and The Sydney Morning Herald, among others. Who writes here?Ĭlaire Corbett is the author of the internationally acclaimed novel When We Have Wings, which has been shortlisted for Barbara Jefferis Award and for a Ned Kelly Award.
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