Burning In by Mireille Juchau

By Ella Mudie

Burning In, the remarkable second novel from up and coming Australian writer Mireille Juchau, takes what’s admittedly familiar territory, an aspiring antipodean artist moves overseas, and applies a psychological insight so penetrating the novel actually succeeds in illuminating the dilemma in some surprisingly fresh, and by equal turns disturbing, new ways. [8 November 2007]