Conversations from Byron
Friends and Dark Shapes: Kavita Bedford in conversation with Nicole Abadee
Nicole Abadee talks with Kavita Bedford about her book Friends and Dark Shapes. They discuss the contours of contemporary life in the city, from insecure employment and housing, to second-generation identity, waves of migration, online dating and social alienation.
About the book
A group of friends moves into a share house in Redfern. They are all on the cusp of thirty and big life changes. Friends & Dark Shapes is a novel of love and loss, of constancy and change. Most of all, it is about looking for connection in an estranged world.
Friends & Dark Shapes is available to purchase online via The Book Room Collective.
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About the authors
Kavita Bedford
Kavita Bedford is an Australian-Indian writer with a background in journalism, anthropology and literature. Friends & Dark Shapes is Kavita’s debut novel.
Nicole Abadee
Nicole Abadee writes about books for Good Weekend, has a literary podcast, Books, Books, Books, and appears regularly as a moderator at writers’ festivals.
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