{"title":"Award-winning books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"matia","title":"Matia","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Tsokos Purtill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 39, 173);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWINNER OF THE 2025 WA PREMIER'S BOOK AWARD FOR AN EMERGING WRITER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA woman in my village gave me four prophecies . . . they have all come true, so far.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSia is a young Greek woman who has emigrated from Greece to Perth, Western Australia in 1945 for a better life. She carries with her four prophecies and four pieces of protective jewellery, matia, one for herself, her daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. With a dooming prophecy hanging over each woman’s head will their lives unfold as they want or are they chained to the fate that’s been destined for them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver four generations and three continents, linking back and forth over 125 years from Greece to Perth to New York and back to Greece, Emily Tsokos Purtill has weaved a story that is utterly captivating and deeply moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note the \u003cem\u003eMatia \u003c\/em\u003eeBook is currently pdf only. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eMatia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThrough four different points of view, Tsokos Purtill\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexcavates what it means to be a woman, particularly when traditional values and the social and cultural consequences of immigration trickle down through generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0432ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMatia\u003c\/em\u003e is an engrossing novel that looks at intergenerational trauma, secrets, guilt, tradition and superstition, for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Nino Haratischvili.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDanielle Bagnato, \u003cem\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is a richness running through this book that has to do with the importance of family and culture, and the power of tradition and rituals to bring women together for support and pleasure. The disconnection from this brought about by migration and the changes to the lives of women that education, careers and increasing independence bring is also very much part of Matia. The characters are beautifully realized, each with their own particular personality, and the story is absorbing and enjoyable.” \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e—Ann Skea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newtownreviewofbooks.com.au\/emily-tsokos-purtil-matia-reviewed-by-ann-skea\/\" title=\"https:\/\/newtownreviewofbooks.com.au\/emily-tsokos-purtil-matia-reviewed-by-ann-skea\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNewtown Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tsokos Purtill writes patiently and carefully throughout, giving the novel an assured tone. As debuts go, it’s pretty much everything an intelligent reader would want. It’s ambitious and deeply indebted to honouring and acknowledging the individuals in the story and this greater Greek community, replete with all its beliefs and traditions. However, pretending that this is its most significant accomplishment is underselling the challenge of weaving together different points of view, locations, and time scapes... by novel’s end, the effect is not so much reading a book as finding threads having spontaneously converged to form fabric. It’s a richly-rewarding book and a consistently engaging layering of meaning, memory and family legacy.” \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e—Laurie Steed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.writingwa.org\/for-readers\/book-reviews\/matia\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.writingwa.org\/for-readers\/book-reviews\/matia\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWriting WA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tsokos Purtill writes moments of tension between the generations extremely well, with dialogue that is pitch perfect and could almost have been lifted word for word from eavesdropping on a real family... This is a beautiful, heartfelt book about family, love and tradition, and the different ways to be a strong woman. With echoes of Melina Marchetta, this is sure to mark the launch of another promising career for Emily Tsokos Purtill.\" —★★★★★ Emily Paull,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theaureview.com\/books\/book-review-emily-tsokos-purtill-matia\/\" title=\"The AU Review of Matia by Emily Tsokos Purtill\"\u003eThe AU Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\"Emily Tsokos Purtill’s first novel, \u003cem\u003eMatia\u003c\/em\u003e, is both ambitiously expansive and, narrated as a series of moments in time, deftly miniaturised ... an engaging blend of theatrical family dramas and moments of reflection, made all the more affecting by a subtle use of the unsaid.\" —Susan Midalia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Australian Book Review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.australianbookreview.com.au\/abr-online\/current-issue\/1012-january-february-2025-no-472\/13416-susan-midalia-reviews-matia-by-emily-tsokos-purtill#:~:text=Four%20women%2C%20one%20bracelet,-When%20individualism%20meets\u0026amp;text=Unlike%20a%20conventional%20family%20saga,and%20a%20sense%20of%20fragmentation.\"\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"At its core, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a novel about love: familial love that spans over a century, shaped by sacrifice, hope and the quiet ache of things left unsaid. Through its well-plotted, character-driven storytelling, it offers a poignant reflection on identity, destiny and the ways in which the past lingers in the present. For those who appreciate multi-generational narratives, explorations of cultural identity and deeply felt storytelling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a novel that will resonate long after the final page.\"\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e —Mia Shouha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anikopress.com\/book-reviews\/matia-by-emily-tsokos-purtill\" title=\"Aniko Press review of Matia by Mia Shouha\"\u003e Aniko Press\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\"Compellingly interwoven storylines traverse a matriarchal line spanning different generations, cultures, and places. \u003cem\u003eMatia\u003c\/em\u003e expertly explores and evokes Greek migrant culture and experience through a beautiful use language and imagery. The interweaving of the characters is masterfully done, propelling the storyline with an elegant air of mystery and intrigue.\" \u003cspan\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slwa.wa.gov.au\/whats-on\/awards-fellowships\/wa-premiers-book-awards\/2025-winners\" title=\"Western Australian Premier's Book Awards winners 2025\"\u003e2025 WA Premier's Book Award judges\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBook details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRICE: $34.99 incl GST (paperback), $14.00 incl GSt (eBook)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFORMAT: B paperback, 234x153mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-76080-290-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCATEGORY: \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/fiction\" href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/fiction\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e Literary Fiction, Women's fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRIGHTS: World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUBLICATION DATE: 8 October 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note the \u003cem\u003eMatia \u003c\/em\u003eeBook is currently pdf only. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UWA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":44834566471880,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":44834566504648,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/files\/MATIA_Cover.jpg?v=1724982857"},{"product_id":"past-and-parallel-lives","title":"Past \u0026 Parallel Lives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKAYA ORTIZ\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eCommended for the Five Islands Prize for a first book of poetry 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2026 NSW Literary Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2026 WA Premier's Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTime. Memory. Mirror. \u003cem\u003ePast \u0026amp; Parallel Lives\u003c\/em\u003e is a rippling reflection on being alien, queer, and other. These poems yearn for home and belonging after migration, religion, and coming out. Kaya Ortiz’s award-winning debut shines with authenticity – this is a courageous departure from a past life, towards a queer future and a poetic return to self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 145, 140);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\"A gentle and powerful urge to believe in a world where becoming is just as beautiful as arriving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMadison Godfrey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 145, 140);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBrimming with incantatory power, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePast \u0026amp; Parallel Lives\u003c\/em\u003e is a luminous contribution to queer Filipino poetics.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eEunice Andrada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 145, 140);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eThis collection is a marvel, a miracle. By leaning into the past, Ortiz propels us into a future radiant with queer joy. This book is essential and a must-read.\" \u003cstrong\u003eScott-Patrick Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-76080-298-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUBLISHED: 8 March 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCATEGORY: \u003ca title=\"poetry\" href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/poetry\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/kaya-ortiz\"\u003eKaya Ortiz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRICE: $24.99 (incl GST)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRIGHTS: World\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UWA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44354865299656,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/files\/PPLFrontCover.jpg?v=1736733172"},{"product_id":"the-hair-of-the-pigeon","title":"The Hair of the Pigeon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eWINNER OF THE 2025 DOROTHY HEWETT AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammed Massoud Morsi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you fall in love, love a moon; and if you steal, steal a pigeon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003eإن عشقت اعشق قمر، وإن سرقت اسرق حمامه\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003eGhassan grows up a free spirit among the constrained lives of the displaced in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, Syria. His best friends are Badawi, who is all football, fists and fast-money schemes, and Sama, the girl whose eyes mirror the sky. The ghosts of time, life and death remain hidden, but when the Arab Spring ignites a wave of protest and hope across the region, the drums of war begin to thunder, and devastating secrets rise to the surface.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003eSama is the first to disappear. The government’s brutal crackdown against dissent shatters their fragile world. Ghassan vanishes into one of Assad’s notorious prisons, where he is tortured mercilessly and barely survives. When he emerges from the underground, he finds Yarmouk camp under siege, his home in ruins, his mother changed, and his father dying. As fighters and civilians starve in a camp sealed off from the world, the truth of the past unravels.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003eTold with aching intimacy and poetic force, \u003cem\u003eThe Hair of the Pigeon\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic tale of exile, survival, and indestructible love, tracing a path from the atrocities of the Syrian civil war, across the Mediterranean, to present-day Copenhagen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso by Mohammed Massoud Morsi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Palace of Angels\" href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/products\/the-palace-of-angels\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\" alt=\"The Palace of Angels by Mohammed Massoud Morsi\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/files\/COVER_ThePalaceOfAngels_240x240.jpg?v=1767750980\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"wysiwyg-content\"\u003ePraise\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This novel takes us into the world of Syria in a time of crisis, a nation burned by despotism and violence. The people so desperately crave normality but are unavoidably dragged into a war they don’t want. With Morsi’s ear for dialogue and eye for the human touch, this work shows the power of the novel to transcend the often-transient nature of the media cycle.\" \u003cstrong\u003eAntony Loewenstein, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Palestine Laboratory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Set in the beleaguered heart of the Yarmouk refugee camp, this is a profound and unsparing novel about a love forged in fire, shattered by betrayal, and exiled across continents. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hair of the Pigeon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e charts the abject valleys and the dizzying peaks of Ghassan, Sama, and Badawi’s lives, reminding us of the terrifying beauty of human existence, and that after all else burns away, hope endures like iron ingots in the ashes. This story is utterly necessary for these times.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArif Anwar, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Storm.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Despite the tension, grit, and searing drama, the story is filled with love; the love for friends and family, of small moments of understanding and caring for others, or for our one true love. This is a narrative filled with emotional connections, highs and lows, and all from a perspective of one whom has not given up on our species, and still loves, deeply.\" \u003cstrong\u003eB. P. Marshall, scriptwriter and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Circus on Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In his beautiful prose, Morsi weaves a story of love and loss, forcing us to look more deeply into ourselves and at what’s really important in our lives.\" \u003cstrong\u003eGillian Mosely, BAFTA-winning documentarian and director of \u003cem\u003eThe Tinderbox.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With a journalist's eye and a poet's heart, Morsi gives us an insightful and sweeping story of love in a time of war.\" \u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Johnson, author of \u003cem\u003eParis Savages\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As we bear witness to the unfathomable horrors and atrocities currently plaguing the Middle East, this urgent new book provides a sensitive, subversive and humane portal into the true Arab experience. \u003cem\u003eThe Hair of the Pigeon\u003c\/em\u003e is vivid, vibrant, passionate and full of heart. A must-read for every Australian!\" \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Mohammed Ahmad, founder of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Other Half of You.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the poetry of the Arabic language, written through a war photographer’s keen lens. A deeply powerful read.\" \u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Johnston, consultant emergency physician and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Revisionists\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A story of friendship and betrayal amid the smoke of disaster, drawn with such acute detail you feel as if you’re in Syria. Morsi has crafted a novel with pathos, piercing insight, and, most importantly, the breathless storytelling of a master. This is a heartbreaking gem that you won’t be able to put down.\" \u003cstrong\u003eRohan Wilson, author of \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Bad Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A story woven with delicate, masterful precision. A world so hauntingly real, I felt I too was trapped there. I wanted to run away but I was held back, besieged by the brutality and cruelty, aching for hope and love to triumph.\" \u003cstrong\u003eSamah Sabawi, playwright, scholar and author of \u003cem\u003eCactus Pear for My Beloved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this luminous second novel, Mohammed Massoud Morsi confirms himself as one of our essential storytellers, artfully weaving beauty and brutality with a rare tenderness – a reminder that even in ruin, humanity endures.\" \u003cstrong\u003eSara M. Saleh, human rights lawyer and author of \u003cem\u003eSongs for the Dead and the Living.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading Mohammed Massoud Morsi's \u003cem\u003eThe Hair of the Pigeon\u003c\/em\u003e is to be reminded of the power of fiction to deliver poetic and vital truths. In an era of the violent misrepresentation of those who suffer violence, Morsi's writing is an act of generosity. We have the opportunity to reciprocate an act of love with generosity of our own. Begin by reading this book.\" \u003cstrong\u003eTony Birch, author of \u003cem\u003eThe White Girl.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-76080-324-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePUBLICATION DATE: 1 April 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFORMAT: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEXTENT: 320 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRIGHTS: ANZ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eCATEGORY:\u003cspan\u003e fiction; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePRICE: $34.99 AUD incl GST\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UWA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44864997064904,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/files\/978-1-76080-324-7.jpg?v=1767750865"}],"url":"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/award-winning-books.oembed","provider":"UWA Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}