matthew hooper

A Cold Season

Book Review: Thrilling and haunting, A Cold Season is an unexpected coming-of-age set in the isolated Australian Alps

Matthew Hooper’s heart-wrenching debut A Cold Season doesn’t shy away from the realities of rural life in a bitter post-WW1 winter. Narrated by 14-year-old Beth, the book is set in the foothills of Mount Kosciusko. Isolated and vulnerable, the story opens as a harsh winter is rolling in, bringing with it flash storms and heavy…

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