Firing Line; QE62 by James Brown net-zero ‘Lohrey’s language throughout the novel

‘Lohrey’s language throughout the novel is a searing delight … Without patronising

‘This is a fascinating revisionist account of modernity

and celebrates the intelligence

Winner of the Ernest Scott Prize and Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Non-fiction

her incandescent poetry and her battles to be heard in a male-dominated literary establishment

Firing Line; QE62 by James Brown net-zero ‘Lohrey’s language throughout the novelGoing to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with the Islamic State. We also live in a region that has become much more volatile, as China asserts itself and America seeks to hold the line. What is it like to go to war? How do we decide to go to war? Where might we go to war in the future? Will we get that decision right? In this vivid, urgent essay, James Brown looks to history, strategy