The Children's House
$30.98
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2018
Summary
Reminiscent of Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn, this is a breakthrough novel from a humane and perceptive writer exploring the traumas that divide families and the love and hope that creates them.
A love song to the idea of families in all their mysteries and complexities, their different configurations and the hope that creates them.
Marina and her husband, Jacob, were each born on a kibbutz in Israel. They meet years later at a university in California, when Jacob is a succe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143791188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143791184 |
| Author: | Alice Nelson |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 377g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 156mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Alice Nelson
Alice Nelson is an Australian novelist who lived for many years in New York. She was named the Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist for her first novel, The Last Sky, which also won the TAG Hungerford Award. Her second novel The Children’s House was published to critical acclaim in Australia, France and Germany, and long-listed for several awards. Alice’s short fiction, essays and reviews have appeared in a range of international publications. Alice now lives in the south of France.
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