Kangaroo Island 1819

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  • Published 20220428
  • ISBN: 978-1-922212-71-9
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

The fucker’s hanging in the air. The rope’s as black against the 

light as his black skin, though his skin is bright with sweat where 

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Verity Laughton

Verity Laughton is an Adelaide-based poet and playwright. Her most recent works are the verbatim theatre piece Long Tan (Brink Production, April 2017), published...

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