Ilka Tampke teaches fiction at RMIT University in Melbourne. Her first novel, Skin, was published in eight countries and was nominated for the Voss Literary Prize and the Aurealis Awards in Australia. Ilka was selected for the WHSmith Fresh Talent in 2016. She lives on five acres in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria.
'What a brilliant and original idea for a novel. I couldn't resist
reading the first line and then the first paragraph, then the first
chapter, even though I was supposed to be doing something else. I
am hooked! [Ilka] is an amazing writer.'
*Karen Maitland, author of The Vanishing Witch*
'Skin is a mesmerising read, set in a distant past that feels both
real and magical. Filled with drama and passion, it is also an
intensely soulful story about courage, sacrifice and belonging. I
was captivated.'
*Antonia Hodgson, author of THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA*
I am in awe of Ilka's ability to recreate a Britain of AD 43. Caer
Cad is alive and I felt I was there, standing by its fires, from
page one. A great book
*Cecilia Ekbåck, author of WOLF WINTER*
This book gripped me from the first, with a haunting scene of
spirit and sacrifice in the opening pages that left me horrified
and intrigued; from there I could barely pull myself away from the
book and Ailia's journey
*Alphareader.com*
I loved the depth, sincerity and beauty of Skin. It gives a name
and a shape to our capacity for yearning.
*Isobelle Carmody, author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles*
[An] enticing and immensely satisfying debut
*Good Reading Australia*
Powerful and assured...Skin will appeal to lovers of historical
fiction and lovers of literary fiction equally as well. It is an
accomplished, absorbing and powerful debut.
*The Hoopla*
`Skin is a beautiful and brilliant book, a masterpiece'
*John Marsden, author of the Tomorrow series*
'Ilka Tampke's intriguing Skin is a cracker...A thrilling debut, it
throbs with the passions of a young woman's sexual awakening and
paints a brutal world teeming with enticing detail that teases out
a pagan past soon to be subsumed by Christianity...Those who root
for Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen will find much to love in
Ailia's personal quest, with Tampke more successfully navigating
the realms of almost fantasy than Ishiguro, marking her out as an
exciting talent to watch.'
*New Daily Australia*
'Conjuring up a wholly alien world with impressive imagination,
Tampke has created a visceral tale of ritual, magic and
violence'
*The Sunday Times*
'[Skin] slowly sucks you in and before you know it you've been
completely hooked...At its core, Skin is a young girl's coming of
age story, but its resonant prose, distinct characters, thematic
depth and emotional sensitivity all combine to form a tale as
evocative as it is compelling. 9/10'
*Starburst Magazine*
Blends historical fiction and fantasy to great effect...a
page-turning novel of transcendence and change
*Guardian*
A tender, lyrical novel of family and fame
*S Magazine*
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