Canberra

A strong sense of 'otherness' defines Canberra to a point where there is a smugness, bordering on arrogance, that the rest of Australia can hate—but they'll never know just how good it is to live here. Canberra is a city of orphans. People come for the jobs but stay on as they discover unanticipated promise and opportunity. They become Canberrans— prosperous, highly educated, and proud of their city. Paul Daley's Canberra fuses narrative history with poignant memoir and contemporary observa...