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Maryrose Cuskelly On 'The Cane'


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Writer of both fiction and non-fiction works and novelist, Maryrose Cuskelly, joined me on the show to discuss her novel, ‘The Cane’.
Topics discussed include:
The inspiration for the novel, including several high-profile cases of abductions and murders of young Queenslander girls that occurred during Maryrose’s own childhood.
The setting - the township of Quala & Kaliope - surrounded by the titular cane. A place with a strong sense of community, but tensions and injustices easily noticeable, burbling under the surface.
How a community rallies together in times of crises, such as a young local girl’s disappearance - but then just as easily transforms and turns in on itself when faced with the likelihood that the killer could be ‘one of theirs’ - including a willingness to single out anyone remotely different.
And so much more!
Thanks so much to Maryrose for chatting with me on the program - you can pick up a copy of ‘The Cane’ from her publisher, Allen and Unwin, now!
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The Write WayBy Samuel Elliott