The World Beneath
Published on 1. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-84354-642-9 (ISBN)
Description
Fifteen years after he walked out on his wife and child, Richard takes his teenage daughter on a mountain hike. Against the jaw-dropping beauty of the Tasmanian mountain forests and lakes, he hopes he will be able to bridge the rift between them. But Sophie and her father soon find themselves out of their depth - lost in a treacherous, freezing landscape, two strangers battling against each other and the hostile elements.
Gripping to the very last page, The World Beneath is an emotionally intense and beautifully told novel of the mysterious labyrinths of the heart, and how we can sometimes, slowly, find our way back to the things we had thought lost.
Gripping to the very last page, The World Beneath is an emotionally intense and beautifully told novel of the mysterious labyrinths of the heart, and how we can sometimes, slowly, find our way back to the things we had thought lost.
Reviews / Votes
Kennedy's wilderness is the freezing, rain-soaked Tasmanian mountains, with their blazing red fagus trees and bizarre, secretive wildlife. It's a bewildering heart of darkness over which a selfish man will always singularly fail to triumph... Bracing, unsentimental and often very funny. * Guardian * Kennedy writes like an Antipodean Anne Tyler, wryly aware of the heart's internal contradictions yet slow to judge. Impressive. * Financial Times * A pitch-perfect exploration of family relationships and broken dreams * Marie Claire * A major talent. Kennedy has a near pitch-perfect voice and a feeling for the precise moment when stars move in the cosmos. * Peter Temple *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84354-642-9 (9781843546429)
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Cate Kennedy's first book, the acclaimed short story collection Dark Roots, was shortlisted for the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. She is also the author of the travel memoir Sing and Don't Cry: A Mexican Journal and the poetry collections Joyflight and Signs of Other Fires. The World Beneath is her first novel.