Graham Edwards speaks about Portland Jones’ book ‘Seeing the Elephants’ in the gardens of UWA.
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'In supple, lucid prose, Portland Jones weaves a talk of doomed war and love under siege. Seeing the Elephant is a moving meditation on loss and the redemptive power of memory.' (Christine Piper, Winner of the 2014 Australian Vogel Literary Award).
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