The labyrinth : a pastoral [Paperback]
Lohrey, Amanda2020
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This novel examines the generational legacy of trauma, as well as the complexity of parental guilt and shame. Erica Marsden's son, an artist, has been imprisoned for homicidal negligence. In a state of grief, Erica cuts off all ties to family and friends, and retreats to a quiet hamlet on the south-east coast near the prison where he is serving his sentence. There, in a rundown shack, she obsesses over creating a labyrinth by the ocean. To build it-to find a way out of her quandary-Erica will need the help of strangers. And that will require her to trust, and to reckon with her past. The Labyrinth is a hypnotic story of guilt and denial, of the fraught relationship between parents and children, that is also a meditation on how art can both be ruthlessly destructive and restore sanity. It shows Amanda Lohrey to be at the peak of her powers.
Main title:
The labyrinth : a pastoral [Paperback] / Amanda Lohrey.
Author:
Lohrey, Amanda, author
Imprint:
Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2020.©2020
Collation:
246 pages ; 24 cm.
Awards:
Winner Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021.Winner of the 2021 Prime Minister's Award for FictionLonglisted for the 2022 International Dublin Literary Award
ISBN:
9781922330109 (paperback)97819223301099781922330109
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
372497
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | Available |
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 |
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | - (Set: 18 Oct 2021)Onloan - Due: 27 Apr 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | Onloan - Due: 16 Apr 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | LOHR | Available |