At its heart, The Salamanders is a love story. Arthur lives in a hut by the Hawkesbury River, the detritus of suburban life gradually encroaching. When Rosie, the adopted daughter of his fathers' second wife returns from England to visit. their time together raises childhood memories of their father Peregrine, a famous and controversial artist, and what happened at a holiday by the ocean years ago. Rosie, Arthur and Peregrine are characters the reader will find it hard to let go of and this is also a subtle, affecting novel of ideas. With poetic, hallucinatory power, Lane explores how art can become life, how we as adults cannot truly escape the past and the influence of our parents, and how we might embrace the intensity and beauty of the moment as we journey towards reconciliation.
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William Lane Imprint: transit lounge Country of Publication: Australia Weight: 400g ISBN:9780994395849 ISBN 10: 0994395841 Pages: 256 Publication Date:01 August 2016 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
