The Book Of Emmett

Deborah Forster

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Vintage
01 April 2009

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

Shortlisted for the 2010 Miles Franklin Award and the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Award. Winner of the Dobbie Prize.

A stunning first novel from a Melbourne author. The story of the Brown family will wrench at your heart and make you hug those you love ever tighter.

Emmett Brown is as dark as Heathcliff, and as unpredictable. Sometimes he's an inspiration, but not often. He's a man of booze and obsessions- one of them is his 'System', an attempt to bend the laws of probability. But when the lottery numbers and horses fail him, so do love and reason, and he becomes an ogre to his wife and children.

For the innocents - Louisa, Rob, Peter, Daniel and Jessie - the bonds formed hiding in hedges at the end of the street, waiting for the maelstroms to pass, are complex and unbreakable. Over the years, the consequences of Emmett's rages shape both their spirits and psyches, but as he lies dying they discover that love - however imperfect - is the best defence against pain.

THE BOOK OF EMMETT is a novel about hope and love and surviving.

By: Deborah Forster
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: First novel by this author
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781741667868
ISBN 10: 1741667860
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 April 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Deborah Foster grew up in Footscray, Melbourne. She worked as a staff and freelance journalist for many years and was a This Life columnist on The Age and The Sunday Age. Deborah Foster is married to Alan Kohler and they have three children. THE BOOK OF EMMETT is her first novel.

Reviews for The Book Of Emmett

Brilliant. A story of such gently savage emotional intensity it stays with you long after you've turned the last page. --Susan Duncan, author, Salvation Creek