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Towards Forgiveness: Sino-Tasmanian Stories from two islands
(Ginninderra Press, 2012)
A powerful and poignant collection of stories that explore the subtleties of human relations, reaching beyond cultural and gender divisions to touch on the universal. – Rosie Dub, author of Gathering Storm and Flight
… At times violent and emotionally wrenching, this collection ultimately celebrates our capacity for forgiveness and love. Each story is a gem in itself and as soon as you finish the collection you'll want to read it again. – Tammy Ho, founding editor of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
Hong Kong and Tasmania are islands with much in common. Both have a history of British colonisation that feeds, each in its own way, into the psyche of the people and into the way they see themselves. These stories are hung on such historical pegs, alternating between the two islands, as they progress from violence, racism and retribution, to love and forgiveness. Some stories are award winning and all have been previously published.
Here are a couple of examples:
A Taste of the Cat
Young Josh was no pretty boy; he'd suffered too much at the boys' prison at Point Puer. The Tasmanian devils did their scavenging thoroughly.
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JustOne Sip More
A Chinese woman's revenge for her ex-husband's treachery. Read story
Two birds, one stone
Anna Wu was the perfect secretary. She designed the perfect murder to exact a double revenge. Read story
You'll have to buy the book if you want more. Cost $25 + pp: write to me at jbiggs@bigpond.com. Meantime here are some other stories:
A Laborial Clown
Togatus, Issue 2, 2007.
An even-handed hit at the absurdities of Tasmanian politics.
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Whited Sepulchres
Diana McPartlin & Mio Debnam (Eds).
Sweat and the City: Stories and poems from the Hong Kong workplace.
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Writers' Circle, 2006. pp.109-121. Read story