Review

Believe In Me: Lucy Neave's novel is an insightful exploration of what it is to be a mother.

By Karen Viggers
September 25 2021 - 12:00am
Canberra-based author Lucy Neave. Picture: Hilary Wardhaugh
Canberra-based author Lucy Neave. Picture: Hilary Wardhaugh
  • Believe In Me, by Lucy Neave. University of Queensland Press, $32.99.

Mother-daughter relationships are complicated. They can swing between friction and affection in the blink of an eye - which is unsurprising given how closely intertwined mothers and daughters often are. But how well do mothers and daughter know each other? How much do mothers assume, given their early powerful influence over their daughters? And how much do daughters know of the experiences that shaped the person who (often) nurtured them the most?

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