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her celebration is dampened by a huge fall-out with her best friend

has an amazing secret – when he reads aloud

And as her love for the sport she swore to hate begins to rekindle

Nearly a year after that infamous night on the steps of the Mandarin Oriental

Winner of the MUD Literary Prize

The Season Category_MILITARY her celebration is dampened byGarner's first new work in a decade is a tender portrayal of the relationship between grandmother and grandson, and of that moment on the cusp of adulthood when a boy is both child and man. It's footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson's under 16s team. She not only goes to every game (give or take), but to every training session too, shivering on the sidelines at dusk, fascinated by the spectacle. She's a passionate