Mother of Pearl |
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| Author:
| Morrissy, Mary |
| ISBN: | 978-0-224-04273-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1996 |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the territory of the divided self. Through the story of the kidnapping of a baby, the notion of personal history as received fiction is examined. Using the device of a split narrative, the novel asks such questions as: what makes a family?; what keeps it together?; and what tears it apart?
Explores the territory of the divided self. Through the story of the kidnapping of a baby, the notion of personal history as received fiction is examined. Using the device of a split narrative, the novel asks such questions as: what makes a family?; what keeps it together?; and what tears it apart?