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A Brief Affair by Alex Miller, Allen & Unwin

There’s a seductive, languid poetry to Alex Miller’s writing that gently lulls the reader into his world and makes it a place you never want to leave. There, we are surrounded by a melange of sights, sounds, smells and most importantly characters, a place that is at once embracing and poignantly thought-provoking.

In that universe is largely inside the head of Dr Frances Egan, a 42-year-old academic, wife and mum of

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