About this ebook
“We are shown how words, from a single noun to a fleshed-out family legend, can invite us in, lock us out, shape or dismantle our sense of identity.” – Katherine Brabon
An alienated daughter reconnects with her mother. A woman questions her reality as she struggles to recognise herself. An awkward car ride home from the airport leads to reconciliation. A family enjoys a lavish meal together.
From the moment we are brought into this world we are seeking connections, seeking love, seeking belonging. It is as fundamental to the human existence as breathing, and yet, it is something we all struggle so despairingly with. We spend so long trying to fit in, that we neglect to see the connections twining us all together.
Nothing Rhymes with Orange is a moving anthology that offers contemporary meditations on the complexities of belonging. This diverse collection of short stories, personal essays and poems is sure to tug on your heart strings and challenge your understanding of what it means to belong.
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About the author
The University of Sydney Anthology is created, curated and produced by publishing students.
Katherine Brabon is an award-winning writer from Melbourne, Australia. Her first novel, The Memory Artist, won The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award in 2016. It was shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and longlisted in the Indie Book Awards. Her second novel, The Shut Ins, won the People’s Choice Award at the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards in 2022. It was shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, and longlisted for the Voss Prize and the ALS Gold Medal. Her third novel Body Friend was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the ALS Gold Medal.
