Plane Tree Drive

Shortlisted for the SPN Most Underrated Book Award 2018

By: Lynette Washington

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Paperback | 1 November 2017

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256 Pages

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19.8 x 12.8 x 1.47

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Jennifer lives shrouded in secrets on Plane Tree Drive, stuck in regret that is destroying her marriage. Alice watches on as her husband finally gives up his addictions – and his family in the process.

Faraj, haunted by memories from Afghanistan, slips into homelessness yet again. Meanwhile, Maurice rediscovers his mojo and brings the whole of the Drive together at his backyard gigs.

Peer through the windows and doors on Plane Tree Drive to find a streetscape that is diverse, heartbreaking, funny and strange, where the loneliness of domestic isolation and the joy of connection weave together to form an interlaced map of suburban life.

About the Author

Lynette Washington is a short story writer, editor and teacher of creative and professional writing. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide. Her stories have been published widely and in 2014 she edited the story collection, Breaking Beauty. In 2017 she co-edited the story collection, Crush. Plane Tree Drive is her debut. When she is not writing, she teaches police cadets the importance of sentence structure and grammar.

Industry Reviews

'With each story in this complex fresco, layers are peeled away and others added, slowly revealing a delicate portrait of hurts and hopes, vulnerability and strength. Plane Tree Drive is a stunning and sensitive exploration of people, place and relationships.'

-Michelle Wright, author of Fine

'Plane Tree Drive is a highly original and moving collection... Picking and prodding at the human condition in all its everyday passions, neuroses, sadnesses and kindnesses, these are superb stories that can be read again and again. Most highly recommended!'

-Professor Donna Lee Brien

'Beautifully written in a wide range of styles and voices, Plane Tree Drive is a bold and innovative collection of short fiction from an exciting new talent.'

-Ryan O'Neill, author of Their Brilliant Careers

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