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A remarkable story of one woman’s struggle to become the writer she has passionately planned to be her entire life this fiercely beautiful novel conjures vivid and powerful emotions. Following the stunningly beautiful Katherine Elgin from a small coastal town in Australia to London and the islands of Greece this intriguing and intricately structured tale unravels the truths of art and life. Katherine’s story will resonate powerfully with women especially those who have faced the demands of motherhood, marriage, and the pursuit of an artistic passion.
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Susan Johnson is the author of A Better Woman, A Big Life, Flying Lessons, Hungry Ghosts, Messages from Chaos, and Women, Love, Sex.
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Australian novelist Johnson evokes a tormented portrait of the fictional writer Katherine Elgin from her journal entries, excerpts of her unfinished autobiographical novel and assorted letters. This fragmented novel spans the decades from Katherine's childhood in the 1920s to her death in 1969, following the protagonist from her native Australia to the U.K. in the 1950s, Greece in the early '60s and back to Sydney by the end of that decade. Katherine marries author David Murray, with whom she has two daughters, Anna and Elizabeth. She is torn between her writing career and her role as wife and mother. "I am the bloody Pied Piper to my children, who are instructed by their instincts to follow me everywhere," she laments. Her once ardent marriage sours over time, and the novel, which starts at the end of her life, begins with David's harsh criticism of her overwrought autobiographical novel, excerpts of which are less compelling than her journal entries. In this sentimental yet provocative work, Johnson (Flying Lessons) wrestles with the well-worn conflict between a woman's obligation to her family and the creative impulse that drives her.
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 174114664X
- ISBN 13 9781741146646
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages324
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