Ramona Koval is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster. She is the editor of Best Australian Essays and was the presenter of ABC Radio National’s “The Book Show” for many years. She now interviews writers for The Monthly’s online book club. Her most recent book is By the Book: A Reader’s Guide to Life.
The Watchtower
Elizabeth Harrower
The Watchtower, first published in 1966, is a psychological novel of class and power set in Sydney in the 1940s. Laura, the elder sister, had ambitions to be…
