Biography

COOK, Bill

COOK, Bill

Obsessed by the human form, Bill Cook bucked the 1970s trend of abstract art, focusing instead on figurative painting and drawing during his art studies at the prestigious South Australian School of Art in North Adelaide. Bill’s work is held in numerous public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, several universities and in private collections nationally and internationally.

THOMSON, Deborah

THOMSON, Deborah

Deborah left Wayne after eighteen years of his violence, taking their children with her. She thought they were now free from abuse. Not so. Deborah’s books ‘Whose Life Is It Anyway?: Recognising and Surviving Domestic Violence’, ‘Whose Life Is It Anyway?: Leaving a Violent Abuser’, and Tasmanian Voices: The Family Violence Epidemic’ focus on the experiences of domestic violence across Australia.

FRIEND, Norris

FRIEND, Norris

In this little volume, Friend draws on his courage and talks about a grim father-son relationship, sexuality, differences and the dangers of trying to conform, religion and nervous breakdowns – all difficult topics, and set in a very different time from now.