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Springtime: A Ghost Story
Michelle de Kretser
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Description for Springtime: A Ghost Story
Hardback. A haunting novella from the awardwinning author of Questions of Travel Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 118 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Picking up her pace, Frances saw a woman in the leaf-hung depths of the garden. She wore a long pink dress and a wide hat, and her skin was a creamy white. There came upon Frances a sensation that sometimes overtook her when she was looking at a painting: space was foreshortened, time stood still.
When Frances met Charlie at a party in Melbourne he was married with a young son.
Now she and Charlie live in Sydney with her rescue dog Rod and an unshakeable sense that they have tipped the world on its axis. They are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781760111212
SKU
V9781760111212
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Michelle de Kretser
Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka and emigrated to Australia when she was 14. She was educated in Melbourne and Paris. She is the author of four novels: The Rose Grower, The Hamilton Case (which won the Commonwealth Prize, SE Asia and Pacific region and the Encore Prize), The Lost Dog, which was longlisted for both the Man ... Read more
Reviews for Springtime: A Ghost Story
A dark gem of a book... One reads Springtime not for its shock value - this tale is much more subtle than that - but for the way De Kretser explores the nature of ambiguity and for her deliciously unsettling descriptions.
The Independent
A gorgeous, delicately surprising piece of writing.
New York Times Book Review
Thrillingly ... Read more
The Independent
A gorgeous, delicately surprising piece of writing.
New York Times Book Review
Thrillingly ... Read more