"A marvellous debut, fierce and tender. Alex McInnis explores the burdens of generations, the secrets and whispers, the sorrows and horrors of the past with breath-taking beauty, honesty and poignancy. Every word is perfect." - Grace Karskens Alex McInnis (she/her) is a writer living on Gadigal land, working with written forms to explore ideas of family, friendship, labour, time and stories that subvert accepted histories and futures. She has been shortlisted for the Overland Fair Australia Prize, and was awarded the NSW Institute of Journalists' Prize for Literature in 2021.