Trent Dalton! Always a pleasure!

Lola in the Mirror: A Novel by Trent Dalton         

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Lola in the mirror is controversial. Some say Dalton’s romanticising domestic abuse, others see it treading the recognition of the Tyrannosaurus Waltz, the dance between mothers and their monsters!

Some say Dalton’s looking down on the homeless (The girl with no name, the artist figures she’s not of that elk. She’s houseless. There’s a difference! She lives in Brisbane’s West end near the river, in a scrapyard, in a Toyota van without wheels.)

Her mother’s running away from a crime she committed. Hence her daughter without a name. Because no one can trace them. When the artist turns eighteen her mother’s going to turn herself in. That’s two months away. A lot can happen in that time.

The artist has dreams of becoming another Picasso, of hanging work in the MET!

Quirky, fascinating, bringing the underbelly of Brisbane’s forgotten to the fore, this is Dalton at his universal best.

Another gritty, magical tale from Dalton you’ll either love or hate. I loved it despite the attendant problems.

A Harper ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.