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OverviewIn Helen Hodgman’s dazzlingly written debut a young woman is trapped in a small city on an island at the end of the world—by motherhood and an absent husband, by busybody in-laws and neighbours, by a drab society yet to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. A darkly funny tale of a crack-up in stultifying suburbia, Blue Skies marked the emergence of a unique, acerbic voice in Australian fiction. This edition includes an introduction by the acclaimed Tasmanian author Danielle Wood. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helen Hodgman , Danielle WoodPublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.145kg ISBN: 9781925498370ISBN 10: 1925498379 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 29 May 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews`Stylistically assured...Daring and persuasive in its depiction of a controlled and vengeful anguish.' -- Peter Pierce * Sydney Morning Herald * `As fresh, punchy and relevant now as it was on its [first] release...A compelling vision.' * Australian * `Has a masterpiece's power to thrill and discomfort.' * Sunday Tasmanian * `Elegantly written, atmospheric.' -- Brenda Niall * Australian Book Review * `A convincing study of a woman slowly losing her mind.' * Sun Herald * `Sensuous...Prickly as a sea urchin.' -- Nicholas Shakespeare `Singularly searing and merciless prose.' * Sunday Age * `The very essence of Tasmanian gothic.' -- Carmel Bird `Strange and memorable.' -- Eva Hornung `Scarily unforgettable.' -- Peter Conrad 'Scarily unforgettable.' -- Peter Conrad 'Strange and memorable.' -- Eva Hornung 'The very essence of Tasmanian gothic.' -- Carmel Bird 'Singularly searing and merciless prose.' Sunday Age 'Sensuous...Prickly as a sea urchin.' -- Nicholas Shakespeare 'A convincing study of a woman slowly losing her mind.' Sun Herald 'Elegantly written, atmospheric.' -- Brenda Niall Australian Book Review 'Has a masterpiece's power to thrill and discomfort.' Sunday Tasmanian 'As fresh, punchy and relevant now as it was on its [first] release...A compelling vision.' Australian 'Stylistically assured...Daring and persuasive in its depiction of a controlled and vengeful anguish.' -- Peter Pierce Sydney Morning Herald Author InformationHelen Hodgman was the author of the novels Blue Skies (1976), Jack and Jill (1978; winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Broken Words (1988; winner of the Christina Stead Prize), Passing Remarks (1996), Waiting for Matindi (1998) and The Bad Policeman (2001). She died in June, 2022. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |