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Through a blend of humour and poignant commentary, Dalgarno challenges conventional perceptions, encouraging readers to reconsider their understanding of the natural world and societal norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a long-standing fan or discovering his work for the first time, Paul Dalgarno's books offer a refreshing perspective on contemporary issues, making them a valuable addition to any literary collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prudish-nation-by-paul-dalgarno-9780645536928","title":"Prudish Nation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its early settler days and Federation to the extreme literary censorship of the 20th century, from the 2017 Marriage Amendment Act to present-day morality and identity politics, it's tempting to ask— is 'fun-loving, laid-back' Australia actually a bit, well, prudish?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInterviewing more than 30 Australia-based authors and thinkers while examining his own journey towards being openly non-monogamous, \u003cem\u003ePoly\u003c\/em\u003e author Paul Dalgarno pulls together social history and illuminating first-hand accounts of what it means to have 'unconventional' relationships—with others and even with ourselves—in 21st-century Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDo authors such as Christos Tsiolkas, Dennis Altman and Andrea Goldsmith think we're more tolerant than we once were? 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These days she spends time with her daughters - Eva in Madrid, and Rachel and her family in Melbourne - and her estranged husband, Henry, in Aberdeen. Mostly she enjoys the experience of revisiting the past, but she's tiring of the seemingly random events to which she repeatedly bears witness. There must be something more to life, she thinks. And death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning more than seventy-five years, from 1945 to 2021, \u003cem\u003eA Country of Eternal Light\u003c\/em\u003e follows Margaret as she flits from wartime Germany to Thatcher's Britain to modern-day Scotland, Australia and Spain, ruminating on everything from the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster and Australia's Black Summer bushfires to Mary Queen of Scots' beheading, the death of Princess Diana and in-vitro fertilisation. But why is facing up to what's happened in one's past as hard as, if not harder than, blocking it out completely? A poignant, utterly original and bitingly funny novel about complicated grief and how we remain wanted by our loved ones, dead or alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eA COUNTRY OF ETERNAL LIGHT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Inventive and moving ... superb' \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A startlingly ambitious novel ... astonishingly accomplished, bittersweet, poignant and funny. Paul Dalgarno has gifted the world something quite rare. A novel that is not only an immersive, engaging, and entertaining read, but one that makes us think. The year is young indeed, but I am quietly confident this wonderful novel might well be my favourite read for 2023.' Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Playful ... shimmering ... a delight ... [Dalgarno] is an author whose sense of playfulness establishes the terms and conditions of an eminently readable narrator: charismatic yet patient, moulded by an elastic sense of the plausible, and yet anchored by exactly the right feeling for the truths that matter most when confronted with the long view of a life in full.' \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Often playful and always deep, an underlying sadness penetrates these pages. Then again, so does joy, with passages capable of eliciting laughter and tears in quick succession ... these reruns of life combine humour and heart with beautiful prose, in glorious detail ... \u003cem\u003eA Country of Eternal Light\u003c\/em\u003e overflows with beauty and pain, twin concepts with emotional tendrils that are irrevocably intertwined. A subtle sense of foreboding permeates this stunning narrative about the ephemeral nature of human life, culminating in a conclusion capable of cracking a reader in two.' \u003cem\u003eArtshub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Prepare to have your heart broken and mended and broken again ... Paul Dalgarno writes with mischievous delight and compassionate intelligence. I gasped in sheer wonder on finishing this illuminating meditation on the demands of grief, time and love that fragment and bind a family; Mary Shelley would clap her hands in delight at such an audacious creation' - Josephine Taylor, author of \u003cem\u003eEye of a Rook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Luminous, transportive, \u003cem\u003eA Country of Eternal Light\u003c\/em\u003e takes us on a metaphysical literary journey that interrogates the nature of death while exploring the outer limits of grief. Uncanny, evocative and droll.' - Chris Flynn, author of \u003cem\u003eMammoth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A balance of electric brightness and sequestered shadows - a powerful, rollicking and memorable narrative. A philosophical, emotional and entertaining work, startlingly imagined' - Angela Meyer, author of \u003cem\u003eA Superior Spectre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderful, heartbreaking and beautiful. Dalgarno weaves time, family and love effortlessly. A book that will continue to echo in my heart' - R.W.R. McDonald, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nancys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Such playfulness of language and gloriousness of detail. So unique and inventive. I am in awe' - Michelle Johnston, author of \u003cem\u003eTiny Uncertain Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A magical and invigorating ride. A joyful, tender novel about an unusual family, showing playfulness at every turn' - Laura Elvery, author of \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Matter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wildly inventive and bursting with heart, Paul Dalgarno's \u003cem\u003eA Country of Eternal Light\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most original meditations on life, love and family you'll ever come across. A kaleidoscopic novel wrestling with grand ideas, featuring an unforgettable protagonist and a sting in the tail that'll have you rushing back to the beginning to figure out how Dalgarno executed his devastating sleight-of-hand' - Wayne Marshall, author of \u003cem\u003eShirl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I absolutely adored this book and the dark whimsy of its big-hearted narrator. 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I gasped in sheer wonder on finishing this illuminating meditation on the demands of grief, time and love that fragment and bind a family; Mary Shelley would clap her hands in delight at such an audacious creation\" – Josephine Taylor, author of \u003cem\u003eEye of a Rook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Paul Dalgarno's luminous novel is transportive, taking us on a metaphysical literary journey that interrogates the nature of death while exploring the outer limits of grief. Uncanny, evocative and droll, \u003cem\u003eA Country of Eternal Light\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that no one is ever truly gone and sometimes, like this book, we don't want them to leave\" – Chris Flynn, author of \u003cem\u003eMammoth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A balance of electric brightness and sequestered shadows - a powerful, rollicking and memorable narrative. 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