The Falling Woman
2nd Edition
Published on 15. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-1-876756-36-9 (ISBN)
Description
A vivid desert odyssey; the falling woman travels through a haunting landscape of memory, myth and mental maps. Told in three voices - Stella, Estella and Estelle - this is an inspiring story drawn from childhood memories, imagined worlds and the pressing realities of daily life. The Falling Woman charts one woman's journey into the heartland. It is a journey taken across the desert, into the heart of memory, and into the mythic heart, that place to which we return in times of crisis.
Reviews / Votes
"A remarkable lyrical first novel" -- Robin Morgan, Ms Magazine. "This imaginative, verbally ambitious account of the relationship between two women must command attention." -- Dennis Davison, Best of the Year, The Australian. "There can be no question about the imaginative reach and power of this novel." -- John Hanrahan, The Age. "It's the extraordinary breadth and depth of ideas that Hawthorne asks her readers to engage with her in The Falling Woman that, in many ways, makes this quite a remarkable novel. We begin to build a picture of a great alternative thinker." -- Diane Brown, JAS Review. "Although she is working with complicated philosophical themes, her use of language is poetic and crystal clear." -- Beryl Fletcher. "This is beautiful book, written with powerful insight and captivating originality." -- Julia Hancock, LOTL.More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-876756-36-9 (9781876756369)
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Person
Susan Hawthorne is the author/editor of 25 books published in five languages across 20 territories. Her non-fiction books include Bibliodiversity (2014), Wild Politics (2002), and The Spinifex Quiz Book (1993). She has been active in the womens liberation movement since 1973, was involved in Melbournes Rape Crisis Centre and performed as an aerialist in two womens circuses. She has taught English to Arabic-speaking women, worked in Aboriginal education and has taught across a number of subject areas in universities. She is Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities at James Cook University, Townsville. Among her awards, she was the winner of the 2017 Penguin Random House Best Achievement in Writing in the Inspire Awards for her work increasing peoples awareness of epilepsy and the politics of disability. She has won awards for her contribution to the gay and lesbian community and to publishing.
Content
Meaning; Urda; Origins; Futhorc; Magical inscriptions; Memorial stones; Fascism; Titles; Cosmology; Nature; Qabala; Vision; Werdandi; Rune stance; Breathing/ Vowel song; Problems; Tune in; Health?; Divination; Alignments; Sigil sorcery; Seiethr and Seething; Energy; lda; Rune companion; Sources.