Blue Skies
Text Classics
$16.85
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2017
Summary
In Helen Hodgman’s dazzlingly written debut a young woman is trapped in a small city on an island at the end of the world—by motherhood and an absent husband, by busybody in-laws and neighbours, by a drab society yet to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. A darkly funny tale of a crack-up in stultifying suburbia, Blue Skies marked the emergence of a unique, acerbic voice in Australian fiction.
This edition includes an introduction by the acclaimed Tasmanian author Danielle Wood.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925498370 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1925498379 |
| Author: | Helen Hodgman, Danielle Wood |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm |
| Series: | Text Classics |
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Critics Review
‘Scarily unforgettable.’
‘Scarily unforgettable.’ – Peter Conrad
‘Strange and memorable.’ – Eva Hornung
‘The very essence of Tasmanian gothic.’ – Carmel Bird
‘Singularly searing and merciless prose.’ * Sunday Age *
‘Sensuous…Prickly as a sea urchin.’ – Nicholas Shakespeare
‘A convincing study of a woman slowly losing her mind.’ * Sun Herald *
‘Elegantly written, atmospheric.’ – Brenda Niall * Australian Book Review *
‘Has a masterpiece’s power to thrill and discomfort.’ * Sunday Tasmanian *
‘As fresh, punchy and relevant now as it was on its [first] release…A compelling vision.’ * Australian *
‘Stylistically assured…Daring and persuasive in its depiction of a controlled and vengeful anguish.’ – Peter Pierce * Sydney Morning Herald *
About The Author
Helen Hodgman
Helen Hodgman was the author of the novels Blue Skies (1976), Jack and Jill (1978; winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Broken Words (1988; winner of the Christina Stead Prize), Passing Remarks (1996), Waiting for Matindi (1998) and The Bad Policeman (2001). She died in June, 2022.
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