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Scary monsters, Michelle de Kretser ; narrated by Ric Herbert & Jessica Douglas-Henry

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Scary monsters, Michelle de Kretser ; narrated by Ric Herbert & Jessica Douglas-Henry

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eng

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fiction

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Scary monsters

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Michelle de Kretser ; narrated by Ric Herbert & Jessica Douglas-Henry

Summary

Lili's family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she's teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbour. All the while, Lili is striving to be A Bold, Intelligent Woman like Simone de Beauvoir. Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces 'Australian values'. He's also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course. Three scary monsters - racism, misogyny and ageism - roam through this mesmerising novel

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