This woman’s work

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  • Published 20260203
  • ISBN: 978-1-923213-16-6
  • Extent: 196pp
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Life seemed easier – in the Tampon ads – like go roller-skating or scale

a mountain with a heavy flow – but she wakes up straight to the train –

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Olivia De Zilva

Olivia De Zilva is a writer based in Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide). Her novel Plastic Budgie was released in July 2025 by Pink Shorts Press....

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