Scary Monsters av Michelle de Kretser

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<p><b>*** WINNER OF THE 2023 RATHBONES FOLIO FICTION PRIZE***</b><br><b><br>ONE OF SLATE''S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022</b><br><b><br>''Every page of her story feels charged, like an open circuit waiting for its switch; a lurking wallop. It''s magnificent, peerless writing'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><i><br>''When my family emigrated it felt as if we''d been stood on our heads.''</i><br><br>Michelle de Kretser''s electrifying take on scary monsters turns the novel upside down - just as migration has upended her characters'' lives.<br><br>Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces ''Australian values''. He''s also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course.<br><br>Lili''s family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now