Quicksand [electronic resource]
Steve Toltz2015
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'Why should I let you write about me?' 'Because you'll inspire people. To count
their blessings.'
Aldo Benjamin, relentlessly unlucky in every aspect of life, has always faced
the future with despair and optimism in equal measure. His latest misfortune,
though, may finally have brought him undone. There's still hope, but not for
Aldo.
His mate Liam hasn't been doing much better - a failed writer with a rocky
marriage and a dangerous job he never wanted - until he finds inspiration in
Aldo's exponential disaster. What begins as an attempt to document these
improbable but inevitable experiences becomes a profound exploration of fate,
fear and friendship.
Wildly entertaining and acutely insightful, Quicksand is a subversive portrait
of 21st-century existence in all its hypocrisy and absurdity, an exquisite
interpretation of suffering and resilience, and a compelling story about the
taking of risks and the making of art.
'A wonderful achievement from a writer whose w...
Main title:
Quicksand [electronic resource] / Steve Toltz
Author:
Steve Toltz, Author
Imprint:
Australia : Penguin eBooks, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (448.0 pages)
Audience:
00
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781760140588
Language:
English
BRN:
435042
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |