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The Strays

The Strays

by Emily Bitto
MP3 CD
Publication Date: 28/01/2017

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On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends one of the daughters of infamous avant-garde painter Evan Trentham. He and his wife are trying to escape the stifling conservatism of 1930s Australia by inviting other like-minded artists to live and work at their family home. Lily becomes infatuated with this wild, makeshift family and longs to truly be a part of it.As the years pass, Lily observes the way the lives of these artists come to reflect the same themes as their art: Faustian bargains and spectacular falls from grace. Yet it's not Evan, but his own daughters, who pay the price for his radicalism.
ISBN:
9781489375216
9781489375216
Category:
Individual artists
Format:
MP3 CD
Publication Date:
28-01-2017
Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
139x144mm
Weight:
0.13kg
Emily Bitto

Emily Bitto lives in Melbourne. She has a Masters in Literary Studies and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne.

Her writing has appeared in various publications, including Meanjin, Island, HEAT, the Age, the Saturday Paper and The Sydney Morning Herald.

The manuscript of her debut novel, The Strays was shortlisted for the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, and the published novel went on to win the 2015 Stella Prize.

It was also shortlisted for The Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction, the NSW Premier’s Prize for New Writing and the Dobbie Literary Award, and longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC prize.

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