The Mothers - Softcover
"Well researched and carefully drawn."—Library Journal
"Utterly original . . . a remarkable accomplishment."—The New York Times on Julia Paradise
"Beautifully written and deeply poignant. One of the most satisfying Australian novels I've read in years."—Alex Miller
The Mothers is a book about secrets. It interweaves the lives of three generations of women who learn that it's often the stories we can't tell that shape us and make us who we are. For fans of Colm Tóibín.
Rod Jones's first novel, Julia Paradise (1986), has been translated into ten languages. His other novels, Prince of the Lilies, Billy Sunday, Nightpictures, and Swan Bay, have all won or been shortlisted for major literary awards.
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Rod Jones’s first novel, Julia Paradise (1986), won the fiction award at the 1988 Adelaide Festival, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and was runner-up for the Prix Femina Étranger. It has been translated into ten languages and is now available as a Text Classic.
His four other novels, Prince of the Lilies, Billy Sunday, Nightpictures, and Swan Bay, have all either won or been shortlisted for major literary awards.
Rod Jones lives near Melbourne. The Mothers is his most recent novel.
His four other novels, Prince of the Lilies, Billy Sunday, Nightpictures, and Swan Bay, have all either won or been shortlisted for major literary awards.
Rod Jones lives near Melbourne. The Mothers is his most recent novel.
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- PublisherText Publishing Company
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1922147222
- ISBN 13 9781922147226
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The lives and struggles of three generations of Australian women from the multi-award-winning Rod Jones, author of Julia Paradise (Text, 2014) and Billy Sunday (Picador, 1995). The Mothers goes from a 1917 secret pregnancy, to a 1952 Salvation Army home for unmarried mothers, to a 1975 liberal couple's life set against the sacking of the Whitlam government. The Mothers is a book about secrets. It interweaves the intimate lives of three generations of Australian women who learn it's the stories we can't tell that continue to shape us and make us who we are. A moving multi-generational story of motherhood, adoption, and the inescapable presence of the past in all our lives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922147226
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