Moving Among Strangers [electronic resource] : Randolph Stow and My Family
Gabrielle Carey2013
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Two literary lives defined by storytelling and secrets 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 win
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 becomes 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 p...
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Author:
Gabrielle Carey, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Queensland Press, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (236 pages,)
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Platform: pdfMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780702251863
Language:
English
BRN:
436112
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