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In Certain Circles - Couverture souple

Harrower, Elizabeth

 
9781922182968: In Certain Circles
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1922182966 ISBN 13 : 9781922182968
Editeur : The Text Publishing Company, 2015

Synopsis

Zoe Howard is 17 when her brother, Russell, introduces her to Stephen Quayle. Aloof and harsh, Stephen is unlike anyone she has ever met, 'a weird, irascible character out of some dense Russian novel'. His sister, Anna, is shy and thoughtful, 'a little orphan'. They may come from different social worlds but all four will spend their lives moving in and out of each other's shadow. Set amid the lush gardens and grand stone houses that line the north side of Sydney Harbour, this is an intensen psychological thriller about family and love, tyranny and freedom.

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Revue de presse

'A subtle yet wounding dissection of friendship and class in Australia... Less malignant than The Watch Tower, In Certain Circles is no less psychologically profound. Rather, its quietude and graceful turning of the screws bring it all the more closer to a kind of truth. It is a graceful reply to the questions of what really shapes us, and what might actually constitute a wasted life.' - The Guardian

'Harrower's prose is watchful, witty, unillusioned, exultant. Its healthful vitality - vividly accurate, alive to irony - is a dashing stand against its subject matter: human perversity, so often squalid, senseless, swallowing all meaning... There is a note of elegy in all of Harrower's work, even as the adrenaline flows, and a lyricism reminiscent of F.Scott Fitzgerald at his desperate best.' - The Times Literary Supplement

'An exquisitely crafted story about the impact of love, class and privilege on the quest for personal fulfilment' - --The Lady

Présentation de l'éditeur

Zoe Howard is 17 when her brother, Russell, introduces her to Stephen Quayle. Aloof and harsh, Stephen is unlike anyone she has ever met, 'a weird, irascible character out of some dense Russian novel'. His sister, Anna, is shy and thoughtful, 'a little orphan'. They may come from different social worlds but all four will spend their lives moving in and out of each other's shadow. Set amid the lush gardens and grand stone houses that line the north side of Sydney Harbour, this is an intensen psychological thriller about family and love, tyranny and freedom.

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Éditeur
The Text Publishing Company
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1922182966
ISBN 13 
9781922182968
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
250
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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