Reaching across continents, these allusive, richly textured stories are unified by moments of dislocation in which certainties are eclipsed by unfamiliar terrain. A last, tranforming embrance between Indian lvoers heralds their separate journeys into arranged marriages; an elderly woman discovers a kinship with her neighbour through their mutual isolation; a you woman's beauty is ravaged by fire; a schoolteacher, fettered by responisbility, learns from her brash students during a Queensland summer heady with the smell of ...
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Reaching across continents, these allusive, richly textured stories are unified by moments of dislocation in which certainties are eclipsed by unfamiliar terrain. A last, tranforming embrance between Indian lvoers heralds their separate journeys into arranged marriages; an elderly woman discovers a kinship with her neighbour through their mutual isolation; a you woman's beauty is ravaged by fire; a schoolteacher, fettered by responisbility, learns from her brash students during a Queensland summer heady with the smell of sugar cane; a decaying amaryllis plant mirrors the pain of the artist who obsessively sketches it, and a woman devastated by her friend's death, is shocked by her own secret exultation in living. The internationally acclaimed Janette Turner Hospital recieved the Fellowship of Australian Writers Fiction Award for this vibrant collection of stories, illuminating epiphanies both gentle and coruscating.
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Add this copy of Dislocations to cart. $9.00, good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Univ Of Queensland Press.
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Good. Good paperback, first Australian edition, author Valerie Miner's copy, with her name to ffep. Tanning to pages, cover has some wear, small chip to heel.
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Fine. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! SOFT COVERED ADVANCED READING COPY. Virtually no wear to covers. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Advance Reading Copy label attached to title page.
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