Returning to Carthage - Ben Sharafski

In his dazzling new collection, Israeli-Australian writer Ben Sharafski explores in six interlinked stories the dramas lurking under the surface of everyday life in suburban Sydney. Intense, candid and at times unsettling, Returning to Carthage does not shy away from dealing with the big issues: love, loss, betrayal, family bonds and the art of living.

Delivered in elegant, understated prose, Returning to Carthage is a book to be savoured.

"Excellent! Desperately sad' - Les Murray (on Two Lives, Intersected)