Philippines-born Bobis, who lives in Canberra, came to Australia as a student 25 years ago, taught creative writing at Wollongong University for 20 years, and is the author of novels, stories, poetry and radio dramas in English, Filipino and her native language, Bikol. So, how do we repair it with the story of a small life? This is the Locust Girl’s dream, her lovesong-For those walking to the border for dear life, and those guarding the border for dear life. Deeply ingrained in both the system and individual lives, the border has cut the human heart. A magical fable, this is a girl’s journey through devastation and humanity’s contemporary wound: the border. Ten years later, she wakes with a locust embedded in her brow. Nine-year old Amedea is buried underground and sleeps to survive. One night, a village is bombed for attempting to cross the border. Hunger is rife and survival desperate, except across the border. Most everything has dried up: water, the womb, even the love among lovers.
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