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Moving Among Strangers : Randolph Stow and My Family

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Overview

As her mother Joan lies dying, Gabrielle Carey writes a letter to Joan's childhood friend, the reclusive novelist Randolph Stow. This letter sets in motion a literary pilgrimage that reveals long-buried family secrets. Like her mother, Stow had grown up in Western Australia. After early literary success and a Miles Franklin Award in 1958 for his novel To the Islands, he left for England and a life of self-imposed exile. Living most of her life on the east coast, Gabrielle was also estranged from her family's west Australian roots but never questioned why. A devoted fan of Stow's writing, she becames fascinated by his connection with her extended family, but before she can meet him he dies. With only a few pieces of correspondence to guide her, Gabrielle embarks on a journey from the red-dirt landscape of Western Australia to the English seaside town of Harwich in a quest to understand her family's past and Stow's place in it. Moving Among Strangers is a celebration of one of Australia's most enigmatic and visionary writers.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780702249921
  • ISBN-10: 0702249920
  • Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
  • Publish Date: April 2014
  • Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 236

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