Sarah Winman AUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR & FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2020 PRAGUE, 1938: Eva flies down the street. I think drafting does give you that – the invisible work is there underneath. A beautifully crafted book from a wonderful storyteller. “It’s like an iceberg underneath, what’s on the page is a lot of work and feeling. “This the most: every scene had to be the essence of true emotion and rhythm, which is why it’s so short.” Parrett edits heavily each chapter was drafted 15 to 20 times. A man steps out suddenly. Sarah WinmanAUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR & FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2020PRAGUE, 1938: Eva flies down the street. There was still love is her third novel and, she believes, her best. A beautifully crafted book from a wonderful storyteller. A beautifully crafted book from a wonderful storyteller. Records were kept in the little churches in every little village.” Lots of records were lost during the war. Tracing her family tree through genealogy revealed little. To this day, Parrett doesn’t know why her grandmother left Czechoslovakia, how she met her grandfather, what she was like as a child, what her parents were like. I would give anything to just have a few hours with them, to ask questions and listen.” “Dates and facts are just that: they’re not stories. A tender and masterfully told story of memory, family and love. And that’s what makes up a life really – what did you want to be when you were young, when did your heart first break, who was your first love.” The Booktopia Books Podcast Favel Parrett: 'I didn’t expect to write this book.' Cookie policy There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett The profoundly moving new novel from the critically acclaimed and Miles Franklin shortlisted author of Past the Shallows and When the Night Comes. “Because when they’re gone, those stories are just dust. Parrett encourages anyone with grandparents or older relatives to talk to them.

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