The Grass Castle

Karen Viggers

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Allen & Unwin
22 April 2015

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

Secrets in the mountains. Two women ensnared by the past. A story of friendship, high country history and kangaroos.

Eighty-six-year-old Daphne and university student Abby meet by chance on land which used to belong to Daphne's family. Now it's part of a National Park grazed by mobs of kangaroos instead of cattle. Both women are lonely and lost. Daphne has never come to terms with being forced from her country, and Abby is still living with the memory of a traumatic childhood. Through their love of the mountains they find a connection, and they help each other in unexpected ways. But Daphne's health is ailing, and Abby is struggling to commit to love, and there's a proposal to cull the kangaroos. Both women must confront long-buried family secrets before they discover that perhaps friendship can deliver a new beginning.

Set in Miles Franklin's Brindabella Ranges, also the home of Gwen Meredith's Blue Hills, The Grass Castle is a heartfelt, moving novel of friendship, loss and recovery, connection to the land and the Indigenous past.

By the bestselling author of The Lightkeeper's Wife.

By: Karen Viggers
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 373g
ISBN: 9781760113001
ISBN 10: 176011300X
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 22 April 2015
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Evocative, thought-provoking. Newcastle Herald Viggers' latest book lures you in and makes you genuinely feel for the characters in this story. If you are looking for a fulfilling read, The Grass Castle will not let you down. Weekly Times

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