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Bolinda
01 December 2007
In the ancient myth, Orpheus travels to the underworld to rescue his lover Eurydice from death. In this compelling re-imagining of the Orpheus story, Leela travels into an underworld of kidnapping, torture and despair in search of her lover. A mathematical genius, Leela has escaped her hardscrabble Southern hometown to study in Boston. There she encounters Mishka, a young Australian musician who soon becomes her lover. Then one day Leela is picked up off the street and taken to an interrogation centre. There has been an 'incident', an explosion on the underground; terrorists are suspected. Her interrogators reveal that Mishka may not be all he seems. But as she struggles to digest all this, Mishka disappears...

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Imprint:   Bolinda
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 134mm,  Width: 146mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   224g
ISBN:   9781742011523
ISBN 10:   1742011527
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   CD-Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Orpheus Lost

"""A writer of high tension and terrifying allure."" -- The Los Angeles Times ""…distinguished by an ability to render both the experience of extreme grief and the suspenseful mechanics of a conspiracy plot."" -- The New Yorker ""One of the most powerful and innovative writers in English today."" -- The Times ""With a politically charged narrative intent on sorting out issues of identity and the clash between appearances and truth, this astonishingly rich novel by the author of Oyster will entrance readers the way Mishka's music entranced Leela.  Highly recommended."" -- Library Journal ""Hospital turns the mythical tables, sending a modern-day Eurydice to hellish secret interrogation facilities in search of her Orpheus, a musician suspected of terrorist ties…. A novel that grapples so thoughtfully with such resonant issues demands close attention."" -- Kirkus Reviews"


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