The Historian's Daughter
$21.52
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2016
Summary
In an old house with’too many windows and women’, high in the Indian hills, youngHannah lives with her older sister Gloria; her two olderbrothers; her mother the Magician; a colourful assortmentof aunts, blow-ins and misfits; andher father the Historian. It is a world of secrets, jealousies and lies, ruled by theHistorian but smoothed over by the Magician, whose kindnessesand wisdom bring homely comfort and all-enveloping love to a ramshackle buildingthat seems destined forchaos.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742588940 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1742588948 |
| Author: | Rashida Murphy |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWAP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Rashida Murphy
Rashida Murphy has published her short fiction and poetry in various literary journals and anthologies, in Australia, India, U.K and U.S.A. The Historian’s Daughter was shortlisted in the Dundee International Book Prize in 2015. Currently she is Books Editor at Cafe Dissensus and a past editor of Westerly Magazine. Rashida has a Masters in English Literature and a PhD in Writing from Edith Cowan University. After a short-lived career as a pen seller, Rashida taught ESL and Writing for several years before undertaking her PhD. In 2016 she won the Magdalena Prize for feminist research for her thesis which includes the novel The Historian’s Daughter. She lives in Perth with her husband and visiting wildlife.
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