female friendship

The art of betrayal: Exhibition, by Alex Hyde, reviewed

11 July 2026 9:00 am

Two young women artists in the 1990s collaborate in an affectionate, creative partnership – until one appropriates the other’s work and passes it off as her own

A poignant study of female attachment: Chosen Family, by Madeleine Gray, reviewed

31 January 2026 9:00 am

This Sydney-based novel explores friendship, love, betrayal and the highs and lows of parenthood

Trouble in Tbilisi: The Lack of Light, by Nino Haratischwili, reviewed

25 October 2025 9:00 am

Romance and family feuding Romeo and Juliet-style but on opioids unfold in 1990s Georgia, as civil war rages amid the power cuts

The rose-tinted view of female friendship shatters

21 June 2025 9:00 am

Are women’s relationships with each other today more brittle and less supportive than in the past?