The Weekend Read

Sophie Cunningham on remembering Georgia Blain


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Today, author and editor Sophie Cunningham reads her piece from a recent edition of The Saturday Paper.

Australian author Georgia Blain chronicled her battle with cancer in a monthly column for The Saturday Paper, sadly passing away in 2016.

Blain is remembered in this piece by her friend of over two decades, Sophie Cunningham – championing her legacy as a writer of rare talent, with a clear-eyed gaze, and a capacity to talk about sadness without self-pity.


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