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    Graylands
    Graylands
    Graylands
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    Graylands

    By Georgina Gregory

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    This flash fiction received a commended award for prose in the 2016 Talus Prize. It looks at themes of longing, belonging and family, and was inspired by an article on the front page of The West Australian Newspaper on 9 December 1952: 'U.K. Migrants In W.A. Complain'.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeorgina Gregory
    Release dateOct 26, 2016
    ISBN9781370713240
    Graylands
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    Georgina Gregory

    Georgina Gregory is from Bristol, England. A passion for travel and a journey back to the classroom as a mature-aged student have resulted in the urge to collect stories, investigate histories, analyse cultures and ponder the connections between them. Georgina has a BA double major in Writing and French from Edith Cowan University. She teaches ESL in the real world and writes short fiction in the other. Georgina lives in Perth, Australia.

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