Bad art mother
Preston, Edwina2022
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Good mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a mother with artistic ambitions? Enter: frustrated poet Veda Gray, who is offered a Faustian bargain when a wealthy childless couple, the Parishes, invite her to exchange her young son Owen for time to write. Veda's story unfolds as an adult Owen reflects on his boyhood in the Melbourne suburbs, and in the vibrant bohemian inner-city art world where his restaurateur father was a king. Meanwhile, the talented women in his orbit - Veda, Mrs Parish, wife of an influential poet, muralist and restaurant worker Rosa - push against gender expectations to be recognised as legitimate artists, by their intimates and the wider world. And almost-aunt Ornella, who declares herself without an artistic bone in her body, is perhaps the closest thing Owen has to a traditional mother. As Owen is encouraged to 'be a man', he loses something of himself, too.
Main title:
Bad art mother / Edwina Preston.
Author:
Preston, Edwina, author
Imprint:
Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2022.©2022
Collation:
317 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
97817430590129781743059012
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
517027
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | PRES | On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 06 May 2024) |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | PRES | Available |