OF LANGUAGE & LIGHT
Apr 24, 2020
4 minutes
By Verity Magdalino
Photographed by Mads Mogensen
Styled by Martina Hunglinger
The narrow pathway that leads to the Sydney home of celebrated Australian author Markus Zusak is discreet and low-key. There’s a palpable sense of discovery as the quiet side alley unfolds to reveal a tall front door. Through an elegant covered entry hall, a warm walnut timber kitchen glows with the afternoon light that spills from a window across a patinated brass countertop.
It’s here that Zusak, author of international bestselling novel — which in 2013 was adapted into a film starring Geoffrey Rush — likes to immerse himself. “I love sitting at my spot at the kitchen table
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