Fiona Preston

Gebundenes Buch

Beneath the Wild Fig Tree

Beschreibung

'An engrossing and vivid novel brimming with compassion for nature.' Anna Iltnere, The Sea Library Magazine. Nicky feels her life is falling apart when she receives an unwanted gift from her estranged mother and is gripped by memories of the months her family spent living on a remote island raucous with birdlife. There'd been a reckoning. Life was never the same afterwards and while for Nicky a falling gum leaf had marked the beginning of a great unravelling, the gift and a phone call in 2000 laid down a challenge. Beneath the Wild Fig Tree interweaves these two transformative years into a kaleidoscopic coming of age story that unfolds across Sydney, Adelaide and Tasmania. It is a novel that will particularly appeal to readers who enjoy strong characters, the tang of the ocean and a vivid sense of place.

Autor

Fiona Preston was born in South Africa but has spent most of her life in Australia, specifically in Tasmania, where this novel was substantially written. She has also lived in the Kimberley, Western Australia and in New South Wales. She has blogged about exploring coastlines and has been published in local publications. She has worked as a cook in an exploration camp on a remote Australian cattle station, as a bookseller, librarian and as a counsellor and in her spare time enjoys anything and everything to do with coastlines and the sea.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wild Mind Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9781763588615
• ISBN-10: 1763588610
• Artikelnr.: 71879452