The searing debut novel of one of Australia’s most lauded journalists, Act of Grace bears the same passion and political fire as Anna Krien’s non-fiction works, Night Games and Into the Woods. Told through the eyes of a returned Australian soldier, a young Indigenous woman and an Iraqi refugee formerly embroiled in the atrocities of Saddam Hussein’s reign, Act of Grace has been hailed as “breathtakingly humane” by Anna Funder and “a work of stunning virtuosity” by Ceridwen Dovey. Catherine Keenan AM speaks with Anna about the damage one generation bestows upon the next, and the potential for transformation.

The searing debut novel of one of Australia&rsquo;s most lauded journalists,&nbsp;Act of Grace&nbsp;bears the same passion and political fire as Anna Krien&rsquo;s non-fiction works,&nbsp;Night Games&nbsp;and&nbsp;Into the Woods. Told through the eyes of a returned Australian soldier, a young Indigenous woman and an Iraqi refugee formerly embroiled in the atrocities of Saddam Hussein&rsquo;s reign,&nbsp;Act of Grace&nbsp;has been hailed as &ldquo;breathtakingly humane&rdquo; by Anna Funder and &ldquo;a work of stunning virtuosity&rdquo; by Ceridwen Dovey. Catherine Keenan AM speaks with Anna about the damage one generation bestows upon the next, and the potential for transformation.

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