Melissa Lucashenko is an acclaimed Aboriginal writer of Goorie and European heritage. Since 1997 Melissa has been widely published as an award-winning novelist, essayist and short story writer. Her recent work has appeared in The Moth: Fifty True Stories, Meanjin, Griffith Review, and The Monthly.
Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart.
When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their
saltwater people still outnumber the British. As colonial unrest peaks, Mulanyin dreams of taking his bride home to Yugambeh Country, but his plans for independence collide with white justice.
Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny. Together they care for obstinate centenarian Grannie Eddie, and sparks fly, but not always in the right direction. What nobody knows is how far the legacies of the past will reach into their modern lives.
In this brilliant epic, Melissa Lucashenko torches Queensland
colonial myths, while reimagining an Australian future.
PRAISE FOR ENDENGLASSIE
‘She’s knocked it out of the park. Edenglassie might just be her best book yet.’ Michael Williams, Read This
‘Edenglassie is my book of the year.’ Jon Page, Dymocks Sydney
‘She’s done it again!’ Good Readings
‘a rage-informed, joyful, rollicking, straight-talking yarn’ Bernard Caleo, Readings
‘…she pulls the country’s history out from under the rug…Gripping, political, horny, moving and very, very funny.
Make it into a film already.’ Imogen Dewey, The Guardian
“We recognise the ongoing sovereignty of all First Nations mobs throughout Australia, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.”
contact Melissa via Alex Adsett Literary Agency.
©Melissa Lucashenko 2023
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