Review

Elliot Perlman's new novel, Maybe the Horse Will Talk has a jovial tone that clashes with the serious subject matter

By Penelope Cottier
Updated December 8 2019 - 10:21am, first published December 7 2019 - 5:00am
Author Elliot Perlman. Picture: Supplied
Author Elliot Perlman. Picture: Supplied

The intriguingly titled Maybe the Horse Will Talk is set firmly within the legal and business world of Melbourne. It is still comparatively rare to have novels that have workplaces as their central locale (police procedurals aside) and Perlman is to be commended for dealing with a world where so many of us spend at least one-third of our waking hours.

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