Fractured by Dawn Barker - ISBN: 9780733629853
Paperback
A compelling, emotional knockout debut from a brilliant new Australian author.

Fractured

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    26 February 2013

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Summary

An unforgettable novel that brings to life a new mother’s worst fears.

Tony is worried. His wife, Anna, isn’t coping with their newborn. Anna had wanted a child so badly and, when Jack was born, they were both so happy. They’d come home from the hospital a family. Was it really only six weeks ago?

But Anna hasn’t been herself since. One moment she’s crying, the next she seems almost too positive. It must be normal with a baby, Tony thought; she’s just adjusting. He …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733629853
ISBN-10:0733629857
Author:Dawn Barker
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:26 February 2013
Weight:410g
Dimensions:229mm x 155mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Moving at a cracking pace, Fractured is part psychological thriller, part family drama. … This novel will be a great book club read as it ends with more questions than answers. - Books + Publishing

Fractured is an extraordinary exploration of mental illness and grief told with great confidence and compassion. - Newtown Review of Books

Fractured is a touching, moving story about the devastating impact of postnatal psychosis on a family in its extreme manifestations. - Aussie Book Reviews (Australianbookshelf.wordpress.com)

A superb debut for Dawn Barker, Fractured is a psychologically complex, gripping story that I couldn’t put down. - Bookdout.wordpress.com

About The Author

Dawn Barker

Dawn Barker grew up in Scotland, studied Medicine at Aberdeen University and specialized in psychiatry, moving to Australia to complete her training. In 2010, her first novel Fractured was selected for the Hachette/Queensland Writers Centre’s manuscript development programme, published by Hachette in 2013 and shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards. Let Her Go is her second novel. She lives in Perth, Western Australia, with her husband and three children. For more information visit authordawnbarker.com, or Twitter.com/drdawnbarker

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