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Far away from home and her beloved but distant sister, Norah, Alice meets an old Japanese man on a train journey. Together they form an unlikely friendship at a crucial point in Alice's life where she is reflecting upon her family and her past, and disentangling herself from an old love affair.
Alice is fascinated by the poetry of technology, and Mr Sakomoto, a survivor of the atomic bomb, entrances her with his amazing stories of twentieth-century inventions, including Alexander Graham Bell and the mysteries of the telephone. Drawn together by their shared enthusiasms, these two solitary beings slowly come to rely on one another.
In Dreams of Speaking, prize-winning author Gail Jones paints with grace and skill the experience of needing to belong despite wanting to be alone.
Alice is fascinated by the poetry of technology, and Mr Sakomoto, a survivor of the atomic bomb, entrances her with his amazing stories of twentieth-century inventions, including Alexander Graham Bell and the mysteries of the telephone. Drawn together by their shared enthusiasms, these two solitary beings slowly come to rely on one another.
In Dreams of Speaking, prize-winning author Gail Jones paints with grace and skill the experience of needing to belong despite wanting to be alone.
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"Leaves a lovely, subtle legacy" (The Times)
"These stories are beautiful and honest" (Lucy Daniel Daily Telegraph)
"Jones has attempted and succeeded in writing a work that is both determinedly cerebral and emotionally alive" (Irish Times)
"Shards of poetry stud Jones' writing like diamonds as she switches masterfully between a lyrical and academic register" (Alev Adil Independent)
"Startling images in spare prose" (Guardian)
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"These stories are beautiful and honest" (Lucy Daniel Daily Telegraph)
"Jones has attempted and succeeded in writing a work that is both determinedly cerebral and emotionally alive" (Irish Times)
"Shards of poetry stud Jones' writing like diamonds as she switches masterfully between a lyrical and academic register" (Alev Adil Independent)
"Startling images in spare prose" (Guardian)
Metropolitan lives and modern invention are juxtaposed with troubled histories, love, loss and loneliness in this exquisitely crafted new novel from the author of Sixty Lights
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 009947204X
- ISBN 13 9780099472049
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages213
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