Talking Chloé with Amanda Curtin

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Chloe: The Vincent van Gogh Connection

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The untold “female” history of Chloe, the nude artwork by French artist Jules Joseph Lefebvre, was the inspiration for my doctoral project, and a new novel-length work of historical fiction. This beautiful painting, which has hung at Young and Jackson Hotel in Melbourne for over a century, has been igniting the imagination of admirers ever…

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Inside the mind of Emily Sun: West Australian writer and poet

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Emily Sun is a West Australian writer and poet living on Whadjuk Noongar country. I first met Emily in a draughty corridor at Murdoch University while we were completing our postgraduate studies. We are now firm friends and writing buddies, and Emily’s talent and enthusiasm for her craft is a constant source of inspiration. Her…

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The Birds and Bees of a Book-lover’s Garden

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It’s been a blustery old week in Perth, but between the squalls, grey skies and showers, a few hours of winter sunshine warmed our rain-soaked garden. We have planted native West Australian trees and shrubs to attract insects and birds to our plot of suburbia, so it was a thrill to observe the buzzing activity…

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