'.rate and radiant fiction. An indispensable novel.' Australian Book Review
Autumn Laing seduces Pat Donlon with her pearly thighs and her lust for life and art.
In doing so she not only compromises the trusting love she has with her husband, Arthur, she also steals the future from Pat's young and beautiful wife, Edith, and their unborn child.
Fifty-three years later, cantankerous, engaging, unrestrainable 85-year-old Autumn is shocked to find within herself a powerful need for redemption. As she begins to tell her story, she writes, 'They are all dead and I am old and skeleton-gaunt. This is where it began.'
Written with compassion and intelligence, this energetic, funny and wise novel peels back the layers of storytelling and asks what truth has to do with it. Autumn Laing is an unflinchingly intimate portrait of a woman and her time - she is unforgettable.
By:
Alex Miller Imprint: Allen & Unwin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 128mm,
Weight: 518g ISBN:9781743318737 ISBN 10: 1743318731 Pages: 464 Publication Date:26 March 2014 Recommended Age: From Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Short-listed for Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Fiction Award 2012 (Australia)
Short-listed for Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards (Individual category) 2011 (Australia)
Short-listed for Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction 2012 (Australia)
Shortlisted for Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature: Fiction Award 2012.
Shortlisted for Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards, Individual Category 2011.
Winner of Melbourne Prize for Literature, Best Writing Award 2012.
Winner of Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Australia): Fiction 2012.
