“How do I say this? It seems as if the white space in the book is a metaphor for a million dollar mansion that only houses four people. Each page is a room.” —JC Reilly
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A poem from Disturbance
“Holes”, featured on the Seren Books blog, “captures the immense anguish and heartbreak of a mother who was helpless to protect her son in this tragic case”.
Ivy Alvarez’s collection Disturbance is a gripping novel-in-verse that chronicles a multiple homicide, a tragic case of domestic violence, where a family was gunned down by the husband and father.
Andy Jackson reviews Disturbance
Disturbance compellingly revolves around a black hole at its core – the mundanity of evil and the seeming inevitability of violence.
—Andy Jackson
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Cipher recorded for ABC Radio National
“Cipher” by Ivy Alvarez asks the question: Would you trade your memories for cash?
Hilaire reads Disturbance
“Alvarez gets behind the headlines, giving voice to the many people affected by such an incident. Though the surface of many of the poems is factual – lists, interviews, statements – the cumulative effect is very powerful.” —Hilaire
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