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A Constant Hum by Alice Bishop
4.0
At only 240 pages this collection of short stories may not be long but it packs a real punch.
The collection focuses on the lives of people impacted by the Black Saturday fires in Victoria in 2009. The characters have been impacted in vastly different ways and each story sheds a little light on the grief and the enduring impact so many people experience after disasters such as bushfires. The author herself experienced the loss of her home.
The fact that I was reading the book while massive bushfires were impacting homes and communities all throughout our country was not lost on me! In fact I think it made the read even more powerful.
Having not read many short story collections I wasn’t sure how I would experience reading A Constant Hum but I was amazed that each individual seemingly standalone story could collectively wield such an overall impact. Alice Bishop’s writing was compelling and thoughtful. I hope she writes more.
The cover design of this book was just perfect as well – it completely adds to the overall impact.
The collection focuses on the lives of people impacted by the Black Saturday fires in Victoria in 2009. The characters have been impacted in vastly different ways and each story sheds a little light on the grief and the enduring impact so many people experience after disasters such as bushfires. The author herself experienced the loss of her home.
The fact that I was reading the book while massive bushfires were impacting homes and communities all throughout our country was not lost on me! In fact I think it made the read even more powerful.
Having not read many short story collections I wasn’t sure how I would experience reading A Constant Hum but I was amazed that each individual seemingly standalone story could collectively wield such an overall impact. Alice Bishop’s writing was compelling and thoughtful. I hope she writes more.
The cover design of this book was just perfect as well – it completely adds to the overall impact.