The Good Parents
Will be published approx. on 1. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-84887-024-6 (ISBN)
Description
Maya de Jong, an eighteen-year-old country girl, moves away from home to live in the city. Here she begins an affair with her boss, whose wife is dying of cancer. But when Maya's parents, Toni and Jacob, arrive to stay with her, they are told by her housemate that Maya has gone away and no one knows where she is.
As Toni and Jacob search for their daughter in the city, everything in their lives is thrown in doubt. They recall the dreams and ideals, the betrayals and choices of their youth - choices with unexpected and irrevocable consequences. As if, to bring Maya back, they must return to their own pasts.
As Toni and Jacob search for their daughter in the city, everything in their lives is thrown in doubt. They recall the dreams and ideals, the betrayals and choices of their youth - choices with unexpected and irrevocable consequences. As if, to bring Maya back, they must return to their own pasts.
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'A richly detailed, expertly written exploration of the rebellions and yearnings of family life - Very impressive and completely engaging.' Daily MailMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84887-024-6 (9781848870246)
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Joan London is the author of two prize-winning collections of stories published in Australia. A bestseller in its native Australia, Gilgamesh, was published by Atlantic Books in 2003 and was longlisted for the Orange Prize and the Dublin Impac Prize, awarded the Age Fiction Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Miles Franklin award.