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"Leaving Elvis and other stories", Michelle Michau-Crawford (UWA Publishing)
A man returns from World War II and struggles to come to terms with what has happened in his absence. Almost seventy years later, his middle-aged granddaughter packs up her late grandmother’s home and discovers more than she had bargained for. These two tales book-end thirteen closely linked stories of one family and the rippling of consequences across three generations, played out against the backdrop of a changing Australia.
Cover to Cover host Meri Fatin discusses this powerful debut collection of short fiction with author Michelle Michau-Crawford.
"Leaving Elvis and other stories", Michelle Michau-Crawford (UWA Publishing)
A man returns from World War II and struggles to come to terms with what has happened in his absence. Almost seventy years later, his middle-aged granddaughter packs up her late grandmother’s home and discovers more than she had bargained for. These two tales book-end thirteen closely linked stories of one family and the rippling of consequences across three generations, played out against the backdrop of a changing Australia.
Cover to Cover host Meri Fatin discusses this powerful debut collection of short fiction with author Michelle Michau-Crawford.

![Travel Destinations for Bookworms
As travel writers Stephen Scourfield and Megan French wander gracefully through literary landscapes, Will Yeoman stumbles from one vague memory to another as he tries to recapture the magic and mystery of some of his favourite cultural travel destinations. With thanks to presenter Megan French and producer Penny Thomas (The Pod Well Travelled).
Bruges. I forgot to mention Bruges-la-Morte (“The Dead [City of] Bruges”) by Georges Rodenbach, first published in 1892 and one of my favourite Symbolist novels. Credit: Will Yeoman
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