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Tag Archives: surrogacy
Early reviews for Mother of Pearl
Early reviews are coming in for my new novel, Mother of Pearl, and I’m blown away by the thoughtful and insightful responses to the book so far. Author Cass Moriarty writes, ‘In Mother of Pearl, author Angela Savage has given … Continue reading
Posted in Mother of Pearl
Tagged Angela Savage, Australian fiction, book review, Melbourne, Mother of Pearl, surrogacy, Thailand
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Mother of Pearl to be published by Transit Lounge in 2019
I am absolutely delighted to share the news that my new novel, Mother of Pearl, will be published by Transit Lounge in July 2019. Mother of Pearl was written as part of my PhD in Creative Writing at Monash University, … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Savage, Books, Mother of Pearl
Tagged Angela Savage, Mother of Pearl, PhD novel, surrogacy, Thailand, Transit Lounge
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On location: IVF and hospital nursery
Some readers will know that the topic of my current work in progress (aka WIP) is commercial surrogacy between Australia and Thailand. Today’s fieldwork excursion took me to a hospital in downtown Bangkok, where I know local women acting as … Continue reading
Review: e-baby
e-baby, a new play by Australian journalist and cartoonist Jane Cafarella, does a brilliant job of laying bare the complex issues involved in commercial surrogacy arrangements, even when, as in this story about Australian IM (‘intended mother’) and American surrogate, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews & Interviews
Tagged Australia, Chapel Off Chapel, Jane Cafarella, review, surrogacy, USA
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Author blog hop
It’s my pleasure today to participate in the Meet My Character blog hop tour at the invitation of my Text Publishing stablemate Anne Buist. Anne is a shocking overachiever. Chair of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, she … Continue reading
Surrogacy & The Night Ferry: Life imitating crime fiction
Last week, as I read Michael Robotham’s dark and gripping thriller The Night Ferry, another scandal came to light that made me wonder whether crime writers can ever hope keep pace with reality when it comes to the murky world of … Continue reading
Baby Gammy Case Highlights Pitfalls of Surrogacy in Thailand
The baby Gammy case, which continues to make news headlines in Australia, raises issues germane to my PhD research on commercial surrogacy between Australia and Thailand. I have turned my reflections on the case into an article published by The Wheeler … Continue reading
Posted in Thailand
Tagged Australia, baby Gammy, commercial surrogacy, Kajsa Ekis Ekman, Margaret Atwood, surrogacy, Thailand
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