Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie (Aboriginal) author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim in many literary awards. Killing Darcy won the Royal Blind Society Award and was shortlisted for an Aurealis award. Her sixth novel, Too Much Lip, won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance. It was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, the Stella Prize, two Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, two Queensland Literary Awards and two NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for her non-fiction, and a founding member of human rights organisation Sisters Inside. She writes about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead. Her latest book is Edenglassie.
'Lucashenko is an exhilarating writer, and this generous book is her most remarkable to date.' Michelle de Kretser 'Gripping, political, horny, moving and very, very funny.' The Guardian '[Melissa's] bashed out a space for herself in our literary culture with work that's both demotic, funny, and uncompromising.' Tim Winton 'Brimming with unforgettable characters and love in all its guises, Edenglassie is as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking.' The Weekend Australian 'Edenglassie moves in a great concentric arc with many ripples, like those in the river that is central to the action; and which is an ancient, unbroken vein that pulses life from past to present to future in a continuous cycle.' Australian Book Review 'Edenglassie - an early name for Brisbane - slides deftly between past and present and eyes a future for all.' The Age 'A haunting new epic novel from one of our finest storytellers.' Australian Women's Weekly