The Only Daughter
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Remainder mark
From one of Australia's most quietly devastating literary voices comes The Only Daughter, a novel of homecoming, identity, and the inescapable weight of the past. Sylvia Foley, an Australian woman who has spent years living in Rome, returns to Sydney to confront the family, memories, and the life she left behind — only to find that the distance she placed between herself and her origins has changed far less than she had hoped. Jessica Anderson, twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award, writes with a precise, luminous prose that chronicles the inner lives of women caught between worlds — between old and new, belonging and exile, desire and duty. Rich with the textures of both Italian and Australian culture, The Only Daughter is a subtle yet deeply affecting meditation on what it means to return, and whether the self one escapes can ever truly be outrun. Anderson's mastery of psychological nuance ensures that every page rewards the attentive reader with fresh revelation.
Author: Jessica Anderson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Viking
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Remainder mark
From one of Australia's most quietly devastating literary voices comes The Only Daughter, a novel of homecoming, identity, and the inescapable weight of the past. Sylvia Foley, an Australian woman who has spent years living in Rome, returns to Sydney to confront the family, memories, and the life she left behind — only to find that the distance she placed between herself and her origins has changed far less than she had hoped. Jessica Anderson, twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award, writes with a precise, luminous prose that chronicles the inner lives of women caught between worlds — between old and new, belonging and exile, desire and duty. Rich with the textures of both Italian and Australian culture, The Only Daughter is a subtle yet deeply affecting meditation on what it means to return, and whether the self one escapes can ever truly be outrun. Anderson's mastery of psychological nuance ensures that every page rewards the attentive reader with fresh revelation.