‘Joyful Strains: Expat Writers on Making Australia Home’ (ed by Kent MacCarter & Ali Lemer)

20 November 2012 Books+Publishing

This broad collection of migration stories is an example of a good idea backed up by an excellent execution. Many of the contributors are known names in literary circles: Dmetri Kakmi, Alice Pung, Mark Dapin, Ouyang Yu, Chris Flynn and Hsu-Ming Teo. The 27 essays cover experiences from childhood migration...