Set in the nineteenth century, this is a powerful tale of a young woman's emotional and physical journey, and a touching exploration of the legacy created by one's actions in life.
GAIL JONES teaches literature, cinema and cultural studies at the University of Western Australia. She is the author of Sixty Lights which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Dreams of Speaking and Sorry, both of which were longlisted for the Orange Prize.
A very special novel indeed
*Independent on Sunday*
Jones has a flair for luminous and accurate prose... A passionate
book
*Guardian*
Gem-like, lyrical portrait of a girl growing-up
*Independent*
Reads like a luminous album of photographs marked by an almost
unbearable sadness
*Weekend Australian*
An immensely well crafted novel
*Sunday Independent*
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