Desire Lines by Felicity Volk - ISBN: 9780733642593
Paperback
Love, lies, and survival: an epic journey where truth finds home.

Desire Lines

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    25 February 2020

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Summary

‘Deftly embroidered, the narrative is perfumed, with plants and flowers, signifiers of life, of love…a vivid and sometimes harrowing tale of yearning’ - The Weekend Australian

‘accomplished and devastating’ - The Saturday Paper

‘From the outset, the novel captures the attention of the eye and the mind with its exquisite sensory observation, its breathtakingly exact expressions of feelings and sensations.’ - Australian Book Review

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733642593
ISBN-10:0733642594
Author:Felicity Volk
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:25 February 2020
Weight:570g
Dimensions:154mm x 234mm x 37mm
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Critics Review

Deftly embroidered, the narrative is perfumed, with plants and flowers, signifiers of life, of love…a vivid and sometimes harrowing tale of yearning - The Weekend Australian

accomplished and devastating - The Saturday Paper

From the outset, the novel captures the attention of the eye and the mind with its exquisite sensory observation, its breathtakingly exact expressions of feelings and sensations. - Australian Book Review

Desire Lines is an elegant novel. Volk shows sensitive insight into love and the human heart. She understands the flaws we all bear - Panorama, Canberra Times

Deftly embroidered, the narrative is perfumed, with plants and flowers, signifiers of life, of love. - The Weekend Australian

It is epic in scale, but also an unfolding love story that keeps the reader guessing until the very end - The Conversation

About The Author

Felicity Volk

Felicity Volk studied English literature and law at the University of Queensland before joining Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). After diplomatic postings in Bangladesh and Laos, and following the birth of her two daughters, she began writing for publication while continuing to work at DFAT. An award-winning writer of short stories, her first novel, Lightning, was described as ‘astonishing … a propensity of storytelling talent, a bolt of brilliance’. Felicity lives in Canberra, dividing her time between the world of foreign policy, writing, painting murals, tending the family menagerie and a forbearing garden and the gentle contemplations offered by a soothing pot of tea.

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