In 2011, she took part in the Queensland Writers Centre Manuscript Development Program and, as a result, Hachette Australia published her first novel, Mr Wigg, in 2013. Inga Simpson began her career as a professional writer for government before gaining a PhD in creative writing. 'an entrancing novel from a powerful new voice in Australian literature' - THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY - APRIL 2016 AWW GREAT READ Read More Read Less But at what cost? Not every wrong can be put right, but sometimes looking the other way is no longer an option. Seventeen years later, Jay finally has her chance to make amends. But their attempt to protect the grove ends in disaster, and that one day on the river changes their lives forever. To protect each other - and this place.'įinding those carved trees forged a bond between Jay and her four childhood friends and opened their eyes to a wider world. 'We swear, on these trees, to always be friends. No one asked Matty - he just reached up and put his right hand on the trunk with ours. 'All in?' Kieran pulled me up, and the others followed. LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE AWARD FOR FICTION 2017 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.A beautiful novel about the innocence of childhood and the scars that stay with you for life, from the award-winning author of MR WIGG and NEST. Understory feels so rich and nourishing, as if the restorative power of the Australian bush is transmitted through her words.' - Richard Glover, bestselling author and radio presenter 'a fine addition to the genre of Australian nature writing' Books + Publishing A memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the award-winning author of MR WIGG, NEST and WHERE THE TREES WERE. takes hold of the reader and transports to the forest floor in a kind of awe' - Sydney Morning Herald 'I love the way the reader gets lost in the trees and then lost in Inga's life and then lost in the trees again. Understory is a memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the award-winning author of MR WIGG, NEST and WHERE THE TREES WERE. It is also the story of what the author found there: the beauty of nature and her own path as a writer. Of establishing a writers retreat shortly before the Global Financial Crisis hit, and of losing just about everything when it did. I tend the forest, stand at the foot of trees and look up, gather what has fallen." This is the story of a tree-change, of escaping suburban Brisbane for a cottage on ten acres in search of a quiet life. "The understorey is where I live, alongside these plants and creatures. 'a controlled and literate work that earns its emotional peaks' - Saturday Paper 'a delight' - The Australian A memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the award-winning author of MR WIGG, NEST and WHERE THE TREES WERE.
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