Alice lives with her husband at Janet Clarke Hall at the University of Melbourne, where she is currently the Artist in Residence. Alice's work has appeared in the Monthly, Good Weekend, the Age, The Best Australian Stories and Meanjin. She is the author of Unpolished Gem, Her Father's Daughter and Laurinda and the editor of the anthology Growing Up Asian in Australia. 'Remarkably tender and thoughtful.' - Sunday AgeĪlice Pung is a writer, editor, teacher and lawyer based in Melbourne. Walkley Magazine Pung makes everything she writes about shine The Australian A beautiful exploration of father-daughter relationships. 'A beautiful exploration of father-daughter relationships.' - Vogue Her Father’s Daughter is an exhilarating journey. 'Pung makes everything she writes about shine' -the Australian Her Father's Daughter is an exhilarating journey. 'Pung is one of the best young writers in Australia. 'A tender, sophisticated sequel to Unpolished Gem, told with humour, compassion, finesse and powerful imagery.' - Wet Ink 'Pung has an extraordinary story to tell and the finesse to bring it, most movingly to the page.' -the Monthly Shortlisted, 2012 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlisted, 2012 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Shortlisted, 2012 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Set in Melbourne, China and Cambodia, Her Father's Daughter captures a father–daughter relationship in a moving and astonishingly powerful way.

Her father fears for her safety to an extraordinary degree – but why?Īs she digs further into her father's story, Alice embarks on a journey of painful discovery: of memories lost and found, of her own fears for the future, of history and how it echoes down the years. But with each step she takes she feels the sharp tug of invisible threads: the love and worry of her parents, who want more than anything to keep her from harm. Winner, 2011 Western Australian Book AwardsĪt twenty-something, Alice is eager for the milestones of adulthood: leaving home, choosing a career, finding friendship and love on her own terms. : Her Father's Daughter (9781863955904) by Pung, Alice and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.

Her Father's Daughter by Alice Pung