Description
Born at the turn of the twentieth century into a respectable middle-class home, Lilian’s life begins with promise and ends in confinement—shaped by a tyrannical Victorian father and a world that offers little room to breathe. As she grows, her body becomes both shield and battleground, a private refuge that also traps her within the emotional and physical pressures of her upbringing. Through Lilian’s struggle to understand herself and claim agency, the novel explores the lasting effects of abuse, the complicated meanings of protection and selfhood, and the ways family power can distort love. Kate Grenville’s incisive, compassionate storytelling brings psychological depth and historical texture to a haunting, ultimately searching portrait of survival.
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ebook
Canongate Books
Published Jan 1, 2009
289 pages
ISBN: 9781847674081
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First Published
1985
Language
eng
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