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Synopsis
Elizabeth Harrower is one of the literary finds of the decade: The Watch Tower (Text, 2013) and the lost classic In Certain Circles (Text, 2014) have been rightly praised by critics and the public alike. Now comes the latest reissue from Harrower's back catalogue, 1979's The Catherine Wheel.
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Review
'Harrower's third novel evokes both Victorian melodrama and contemporary realism...Rich and rewarding.' Kirkus Reviews [starred review]
Harrower's third novel evokes both Victorian melodrama and contemporary realism...Rich and rewarding. Kirkus Reviews [starred review]
I love The Watch Tower, but I love The Catherine Wheel more. Like all the Harrower books, with their psychological mysteries, their droll humour, their brilliant language and ear for voices, The Catherine Wheel takes your hand from the first page and beckons you in. Ramona Koval
A brilliant achievement. Washington Post on The Watch Tower
First published in 1966, this book has traces of Patrick White mixed with the darkness of the brothers Grimm. It is a great novel due a rediscovery in the way that Stoner was championed by John McGahern. Irish Times on The Watch Tower"
'Harrower's third novel evokes both Victorian melodrama and contemporary realism...Rich and rewarding.'--Kirkus Reviews [starred review]
About the Author
Elizabeth Harrower was born in Sydney in 1928 and moved to London in 1951. She traveled extensively and began to write fiction. Her first novel Down in the City was published in 1957, and was followed by The Long Prospect a year later. In 1959 she returned to Sydney where she began working for the ABC and as a book reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1960 she published The Catherine Wheel, the story of an Australian law student in London, her only novel not set in Sydney.
The Watch Tower appeared in 1966. No further novels were published until May 2014 when Harrower's 'lost' novel, In Certain Circles, was released. Her work is austere, intelligent, ruthless in its perceptions about men and women. She was admired by many of her contemporaries, including Patrick White and Christina Stead, and is without doubt among the most important writers of the postwar period in Australia. Elizabeth Harrower lives in Sydney.
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- PublisherTBS The Book Service Ltd
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0207138540
- ISBN 13 9780207138546
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages220
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