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by Gail Jones (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

This is a story that can only be told in a whisper...In the remote outback of Western Australia, English anthropologist Nicholas Keene and his wife Stella raise a curious child, Perdita. Her childhood is far from ordinary; a shack in the wilderness, with a distant father burying himself in books and an unstable mother whose knowledge of Shakespeare forms the backbone of the girl's limited education. Emotionally adrift, Perdita develops a friendship with an Aboriginal girl, Mary, with whom she will share a very special bond. She appears content with her unusual family life in this remote corner of the globe until Nicholas Keane is discovered murdered...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0099507099
ISBN 13: 9780099507093
Book Overview: The birth of a daughter in the Australian outback pushes the parents to the edges of sanity. Vivid psychological family drama, expertly crafted by the author Dreams of Speaking.
 Prizes: Shortlisted for Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Australia): Fiction 2008.

Media Reviews
Haunting * Herald *
Powerful and poignant * Guardian *
She has a gift for lyricism and elegant imagery... leaves a lovely legacy * The Times *
Shards of poetry stud Jones' writing like diamonds * Independent *
Author Bio
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, and Five Bells.