It is with a sense of shock and horror that I note the passing of award-winning Australian author Liam Davison. He and his wife Frankie were victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight which was shot down over disputed territory in Ukraine.
Liam Davison was the author of five novels. His first, The Velodrome, was shortlisted for the Vogel award in 1987, and was followed by Soundings in 1993, The White Woman a year later in 1994, The Betrayal in 1999, and Floriegium in 2001. His short story collections include The Shipwreck Party (1988) and Collected Stories (2001) and he was also featured in The Best Australian Stories 2012 and 2013, and The Best Australian Stories – a Ten Year Collection. He also wrote non-fiction, publishing The Spirit of Rural Australia in 1999.
From Davison’s author page at GoodReads, I have learned that
He was born in Melbourne, where until 2007, he taught…
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