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The
Hornets Nest Publishing & Literary Group
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Hornets Nest is a small publishing/literary group which the
Australian reading market is currently buzzing about. "The
Hornets Nest" is not interested in creating fiction which
reads like all other fiction. Blandness is not our business.
We believe that the essence of "the novel" is to
BE novel. Our aim is to produce finely crafted writing presenting
"what is happening" on the surface and subtly revealing
it as a result of "what may be on the verge of erupting"
beneath the surface. Our aim as a group is to produce fiction
which is "happening now" but will also stand the test
of time.
Our currently best selling titles are by FAW Literary Award
Winner, Valerie Kirwan. "...one of Australia's boldest
and most original writers" - The AGE
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TAKING
A FOOL TO PARADISE
Henry Ditassio is a repressed clerk living a claustrophobic
life. His repetitive compulsive existence at A.G. Muir's office
has left no room for prospect until he meets bored narcissistic
manipulative Arb Ginghus whose obsession with Henry can only
explode in a kind of madness.
"Kirwan drops clues like jewels but they never land
where you might think."
Penelope Sell (Varuna Award Winner).
Click here for more on
"Paradise".
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THE
MOON IS BLOODSHOT
A bouncy, boisterous, slightly quirky and highly readable novel."A
tale of wonder and gritty humour."
"Kirwan leaves scattered behind her the playful impressions
of a ridiculous and fantastic world."
Andrea Stretton, Sydney Morning Herald
Click here for more on "The
Moon"
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THE
DISEASE OF THE SILKWORM
"This
book took me on an unusual journey, heading toward an unexpected
dark twist.
I could feel I was part of the life of the characters, whereby
I felt I was burrowing into their lives through the backdoor."
KRISTIN DIEMER - "LIFE IMAGES"
A dark fantasy with a mysteriously erotic undercurrent.
Kirwan's work is "...terrifying, erotic, savage..."
Russell Walsh, Farrago
Click here for more on
"The Silkworm"
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| LOVERS
& LOSERS OF THE LAST CENTURY
A collection of 4 novellas published by INDRA. Nominated
for The Victorian Premier's Award - 2001.
This collection includes the darkly comical "Mrs Wedges
Waterford and a Crate of Champagne." Highly commended
in the Tom Howard Short Story Awards, and "In The Cold
Morning Light" - a mystery thriller which enjoyed great
success as a theatrical production in the early nineties.
Click here for more on "Lovers
& Losers"
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