The Waterfowl Are Drunk!

Kate Liston-Mills

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Spineless Wonders
01 November 2016

Short stories; Australian Fiction

Kate Liston-Mills' TheWaterfowl Are Drunk! is a series of funny and heart-warming short storiesset in the author's hometown, Pambula, on the farsouth coast of New South Wales.

Afox stalks a nest of hatching swans, loving parents deal with their child'sDown syndrome diagnosis, a close-knit community mourns a death, a teenager isforced to give up an afternoon of surfing to spend time with her Nan.

'Thebook's apparent slightness and whimsical title belie the close observation anddeep feeling that inform its contents.' - KerrynGoldsworthy, The Age

'Kate Liston-Mills's lush but precise prose andfresh perspective gives this collection about the tough stuff of ordinary lifeimmense energy, beauty and warmth. That she manages to get depth of characterand intense sense of place in such a slim collection is a true wonder, as isher ability to show the inherent drama and tragedy of everyday life withoutevery straying into sentimentality or bleakness.' - EmilyMaguire

By: Kate Liston-Mills
Imprint: Spineless Wonders
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9781925052282
ISBN 10: 1925052281
Pages: 78
Publication Date: 01 November 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Waterfowl Are Drunk!

""The Waterfowl Are Drunk! is a poetic treasure. Kate Liston-Mills has captured the intimacy and isolation of rural Australian life. Unlike anything I've read before, heartbreakingly funny, vivid and moving."" MEGHAN BREWSTER, writer and blogger ""Disarmingly Aussie, pairing difficcult issues with humour, laconicism and domesticity."" BRIDGET LUTHERBORROW, Going Down Swinging ""Working in the best traditions of the tall tales and urban myths repeated and embellished in country pubs the nation over, The Waterfowl Are Drunk! is a richly rendered and skillful meditation on birth, death and disability in coastal, regional New South Wales."" L PHILLIP LUCAS, writer and blogger