The Paperbark Shoe
This afternoon we are delighted to celebrate the release of Goldie Goldbloom’s
novel, The Paperbark Shoe. Originally published under this title in Australia, the book
was released in hardcover in the United States as Toad’s Museum of Freaks and
Wonders. Winner of the 2008 Associated Writing Program’s Award for Best Novel, The
Paperbark Shoe explores the unusual relationship between the albino, classically trained
pianist, Gin, and cross-dressing Mr. Toad, in the Australian outback during World War
II.