Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with award winner Alice Robinson for her cli-fi novel from Australia THE GLAD SHOUT

 After a catastrophic storm destroys Melbourne, Isobel flees to higher ground with her husband and young daughter. Food and supplies run low, panic sets in and still no help arrives. To protect her daughter, Isobel must take drastic action.

The Glad Shout is an extraordinary cli-fi novel of rare depth and texture. Told in a starkly visual and compelling narrative, this is a deeply moving homage to motherhood and the struggles faced by women in difficult times.

''The Glad Shout''

Alice Robinson

Winner of the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2019

After a catastrophic storm destroys Melbourne, Isobel flees to higher ground with her husband and young daughter. Food and supplies run low, panic sets in and still no help arrives. To protect her daughter, Isobel must take drastic action.

The Glad Shout is an extraordinary novel of rare depth and texture. Told in a starkly visual and compelling narrative, this is a deeply moving homage to motherhood and the struggles faced by women in difficult times.

https://www.readings.com.au/products/26461742/the-glad-shout

Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with Alice Robinson
https://www.readings.com.au/news/readings-prize-spotlight-qanda-with-alice-robinson