Divertimento

Survival desire disaster; misadventure murder and magic combine in this unique collection of tales set in locations including old rural Australia present-day cities and the distant mystical past. Twenty-seven short stories from renowned Australian fiction writer and poet Julie Thorndyke will take you on tantalising journeys in the company of artists and musicians mothers and daughters writers and lovers. as they make brave desperate and audacious life choices. Earthquake flood fire; stolen babies and lost children; homelessness and betrayal; ghosts mysteries and dreams - each story follows the journey of a richly imagined character as they act out their unique answer to the question What if? Divertimento offers a chance to step briefly into the shoes of each protagonist and discover how it feels to love steal murder...and live to tell the tale.