In Fiona McFarlane’s Highway 13, an uncanny restlessness haunts the Australian psyche
- Written by Monique Rooney, Senior lecturer in literature, film and new media, Australian National University
Fiona McFarlane is known for her gripping narratives of psychological complexity and haunted Australian spaces.
Her debut novel, The Night Guest (2013), was set in a small coastal town where Ruth, a retired widow with dementia, begins to sense a tiger in her home, as Frida, a supposed government caregiver, gradually takes over Ruth’s life.
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