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Other Side of the World
Stephanie Bishop
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Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
WINNER - Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2015Shortlisted - The Victorian Premier s Literary Award 2015Shortlisted - ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2016Longlisted - The Stella Prize 2016A story of melancholy beauty that proves the only thing harder than losing home is trying to find it again.Cambridge, 1963.Charlotte is struggling. With motherhood, with the changes marriage and parenthood bring, with losing the time and the energy to paint. Her husband, Henry, wants things to be as they were and can't face the thought of another English winter.A brochure slipped through the letterbox slot brings him the answer: 'Australia brings out the best in you'.Despite wanting to stay in the place that she knows, Charlotte is too worn out to fight. Before she has a chance to realise what it will mean, she is travelling to the other side of the world. Arriving in Perth, the southern sun shines a harsh light on both Henry and Charlotte and slowly reveals that their new life is not the answer either was hoping for. Charlotte is left wondering if there is anywhere she belongs and how far she'll go to find her way home . . .'profoundly moving a literary tour de force' - Australian Women's Weekly'the precision and flair of the writing is breathtaking' - Weekend Australian'a mature and accomplished debut' - Hobart Mercury
