Ellis, an ordinary suburban young woman of the 1960s, is troubled by secrets and gaps in her past that become more puzzling as her creator, Dove, writes her story fifty years later. Having readWuthering Heights to her dying mother, Dove finds she cannot shake off the influence of that singular novel: it has infected her like a disease. Instead of returning to her normal life she follows the story it has inspired to discover more about Ellis, who has emerged from the pages of fiction herself - or has she? - to become a modern successful career woman.
The Women's Pages is about the choices and compromises women must make, their griefs and losses, and their need to fill in the absent spaces where other women - especially those who become mothers - should have been. And it is about the mysterious process of creativity, about the way stories are shaped and fiction is formed. Right up to its astonishing conclusion, The Women's Pages asserts the power of the reader's imagination, which can make the deepest desires and strangest dreams come true.
By:
Debra Adelaide Imprint: Macmillan Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 233mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 394g ISBN:9781743535981 ISBN 10: 1743535988 Publication Date:27 October 2015 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Long-listed for Nita B Kibble Literary Awards for Women Writers 2016
Long-listed for Nita B Kibble Literary Awards for Women Writers 2016 (Australia)