pickDexter and Athena live a life of mundane but content (at least outwardly) domesticity, which is shaken when Dexter bumps into an old girlfriend whose lifestyle is more hedonistic. Garner‘s writing captures the elements of both lifestyles and the effects well, and she has some excellent turns of phrase: “She had all the colour and dynamism of a parsnip”
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pickA curious story of a family in early 80s Melbourne who appear to have a perfect life until dexter meets an old flame at the airport. When Elizabeth introduces her wild sister Vicki and her on-off boyfriend Philip to the dynamics of Athena + Dexter's life, it causes ripples from which they may not recover. Perfect writing and dialogue, which held my interest but not characters to who I warmed. I will try the author again as I know she is well loved
pickLove an AirBnB with a good library! Great read that will stay with me for a long time.
pickI started 2018 reading a couple of hard cover collections of Garner‘s work and so it‘s fitting that I finish it with this hard cover edition of an early novel. I have major #fangirl for Garner and an intention to read all her work.
This novel set in Melbourne in 1984 (I lived there and was 13 at the time) is about a relatively conventional family and what happens when an old friend reconnects with the husband. #ozfiction ⬇️
My small but beautiful Christmas book haul from my husband. ❤️📚🎄😍.
I've been away from home so I've only just collected my #shortstoryswap package. Thank you so much @LapReader for the lovely things you sent. I'm particularly keen to read the tagged book, I've read other Helen Garner bot not that one. Hope you are enjoying France.
so-soIt‘s Helen Garner so of course I loved the writing but there were too many weird characters. Has anyone read this? I‘d love to hear your opinion.
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