Mr Wigg

Inga Simpson

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Hachette Australia
26 April 2017

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

It's the summer of 1971, not far from the stone-fruit capital of New South Wales, where Mr Wigg lives on what is left of his family farm. Mrs Wigg has been gone a few years now and he thinks about her every day. He misses his daughter, too, and wonders when he'll see her again. He spends his time working in the orchard, cooking and preserving his produce and, when it's on, watching the cricket. It's a full life. Things are changing though, with Australia and England playing a one-day match, and his new neighbours planting grapes for wine. His son is on at him to move into town but Mr Wigg has his fruit trees and his chooks to look after. His grandchildren visit often: to cook, eat and hear his stories. And there's a special project he has to finish... It's a lot of work for an old man with shaking hands, but he'll give it a go, as he always has.

By: Inga Simpson
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780733637841
ISBN 10: 0733637841
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 26 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Inga Simpson began her career as a professional writer for government before gaining a PhD in creative writing and a second PhD in English literature. In 2011, she took part in the Queensland Writer's Centre Manuscript Development Program and as a result, Hachette published her first novel, the acclaimed MR WIGG, in 2013, followed by NEST in 2014, and WHERE THE TREES WERE in 2016. Her memoir, UNDERSTORY, will publish in 2017. For more information visit Inga's website www.ingasimpson.com.au.

Reviews for Mr Wigg

that warm feeling . . . of what is right and good about the world overwhelmed me on closing this book. - BOOKS + PUBLISHINGbeautiful and absorbing - SYDNEY MORNING HERALDresonantly powerful at every bite...Just beautiful. - THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLYBeautifully crafted and brimming with warmth. - WHO WEEKLYcaptures the pleasures of a simple country life - VOGUEInga Simpson gives readers a character so realistic ... that it's hard to believe he's a work of fiction. - HERALD SUNCaptivates to the end - GOOD READINGA tender story - COUNTRY LIFE