Blue Skies

Text Classics

Helen Hodgman, Danielle Wood

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English

Text Publishing Company
29 May 2017

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

Series: Text Classics

In Helen Hodgman’s dazzlingly written debut a young woman is trapped in a small city on an island at the end of the world—by motherhood and an absent husband, by busybody in-laws and neighbours, by a drab society yet to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. A darkly funny tale of a crack-up in stultifying suburbia, Blue Skies marked the emergence of a unique, acerbic voice in Australian fiction.

This edition includes an introduction by the acclaimed Tasmanian author Danielle Wood.

By: Helen Hodgman
Introduction by: Danielle Wood
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9781925498370
ISBN 10: 1925498379
Series: Text Classics
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 29 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Blue Skies: Text Classics

`Stylistically assured...Daring and persuasive in its depiction of a controlled and vengeful anguish.' -- Peter Pierce * Sydney Morning Herald * `As fresh, punchy and relevant now as it was on its [first] release...A compelling vision.' * Australian * `Has a masterpiece's power to thrill and discomfort.' * Sunday Tasmanian * `Elegantly written, atmospheric.' -- Brenda Niall * Australian Book Review * `A convincing study of a woman slowly losing her mind.' * Sun Herald * `Sensuous...Prickly as a sea urchin.' -- Nicholas Shakespeare `Singularly searing and merciless prose.' * Sunday Age * `The very essence of Tasmanian gothic.' -- Carmel Bird `Strange and memorable.' -- Eva Hornung `Scarily unforgettable.' -- Peter Conrad