The Erratics, 9781460758250
Paperback
Dysfunctional family secrets explode in this darkly funny and powerful memoir.

The Erratics

2019 stella prize winner

$21.68

  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    19 March 2019

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Summary

The Erratics: A Memoir of Family Dysfunction and Survival

Dark, sharp, blackly funny and powerful, this is memoir, wielded as weapon, with the tightly compressed energy of an explosive device.

This is a memoir about a dysfunctional family, about a mother and her daughters. But make no mistake. This is like no mother-daughter relationship you know.

When Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s elderly mother is hospitalised unexpectedly, Vicki and her sister travel to their parents’ iso…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781460758250
ISBN-10:1460758250
Author:Vicki Laveau-Harvie
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:19 March 2019
Weight:221g
Dimensions:210mm x 136mm x 19mm
About The Author

Vicki Laveau-Harvie

Vicki Laveau-Harvie was born in Canada, but lived for many years in France before settling in Australia. She has three passports and treasures the unique perspective this quirk of fate affords her. In France, she worked as a translator and a business editor, despite being a specialist in 18th century French literature. In Sydney, she lectured in French Studies at Macquarie University. After retiring, she taught ethics in a primary school.

Vicki Laveau-Harvie is passionate about writing, education and communication. Her memoir, The Erratics, won the 2018 Finch Memoir Prize and was longlisted for the Stella Prize. She has won prizes for short fiction and poetry.

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