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Published 30 April 2018
ISBN 9781925603545
Format Paperback
Extent 224pp
AU Price $14.95
NZ Price $17.99

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A woman becomes obsessed with the story of a long-dead colonial pioneer, and her research becomes a way of coming to terms with her own past.

Researching in the archives Belle discovers the long-dead Gaden Lockyer, a colonial pioneer in Jericho Flats, and soon becomes obsessed. Belle’s quest for Lockyer is her way of coming to terms with the past - her mother, ‘a drummer in her own all-women’s group’; her absent American father; and her ineffectual husband, Seb. In Reaching Tin River, Thea Astley’s satire is at its sharpest and most entertaining.

Published 30 April 2018
ISBN 9781925603545
Format Paperback
Extent 224pp
AU Price $14.95
NZ Price $17.99

Praise for A Kindness Cup: Text Classics

Dazzling imagery on every page . . . Beautifully written

Publishers Weekly

Intelligent, fresh, and new

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About the authors

Kate Grenville - Introducer

Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Her international bestseller The Secret River was awarded local and overseas prizes, has been adapted for the stage and as an acclaimed television miniseries, and is now a much-loved classic. Grenville’s other novels include A Room Made of Leaves, Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Dark Places and the Orange Prize winner The Idea of Perfection. Her non-fiction books include One Life: My Mother’s Story and The Case Against Fragrance. She has also written three books about the writing process. In 2017 Grenville was awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.
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