Summary
Eminent Australian author Gail Jones examines the intersections of art and life in her distinctively immersive and rich prose.
At Cambridge, in the summer of 1992, Australian student Helen is completing her thesis on Joseph Conrad. But she is distracted by a charming and dangerous lover, Justin, and by a ghost manuscript, her anti-thesis, which she has left on a train.
Haunted by this loss and others, by Justin’s destructive tendencies and by details of Conrad’s life, Helen is…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922790644 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922790648 |
| Author: | Gail Jones |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 154mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘Gail Jones has to be one of Australia’s most consistently impressive writers. Her prose is evocative, her plots meaningful and her characters drawn with considerable care.’ * Guardian, on Salonika Burning *
‘For decades, Gail Jones has been writing with more intelligence, verve and sensuous delight in the world than most of her peers.’ * Saturday Paper, on Salonika Burning *
‘In her exquisite ninth novel, Gail Jones demonstrates, once again, why she is widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest novelists working today.’ * West Australian, on Salonika Burning *
Gail Jones
Gail Jones is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. She is the author of two short-story collections and nine novels, and her work has been translated into several languages and has received numerous literary awards. Originally from Western Australia, she now lives in Sydney.
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