No Barrier
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: usual aging on jacket and block. Pages crisp and clean
Set against the vivid backdrop of twentieth-century Australia, No Barrier is a richly layered work of literary fiction by one of the country's most celebrated modernist novelists. The novel chronicles the intertwined lives of its characters as they navigate the emotional and social barriers imposed by class, desire, and personal history, weaving together past and present with Dark's signature psychological depth. With a tone that is both introspective and quietly urgent, it illustrates the ways in which human connection is simultaneously sought and sabotaged by the very forces that shape identity. Dark's prose presents an unflinching portrait of inner life, drawing readers into a world where the boundaries between memory, longing, and reality are perpetually in flux. A compelling and sophisticated work, No Barrier stands as a testament to Dark's mastery of character-driven narrative and her enduring place in the Australian literary canon.
Author: Eleanor Dark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Angus & Robertson Publishers
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: usual aging on jacket and block. Pages crisp and clean
Set against the vivid backdrop of twentieth-century Australia, No Barrier is a richly layered work of literary fiction by one of the country's most celebrated modernist novelists. The novel chronicles the intertwined lives of its characters as they navigate the emotional and social barriers imposed by class, desire, and personal history, weaving together past and present with Dark's signature psychological depth. With a tone that is both introspective and quietly urgent, it illustrates the ways in which human connection is simultaneously sought and sabotaged by the very forces that shape identity. Dark's prose presents an unflinching portrait of inner life, drawing readers into a world where the boundaries between memory, longing, and reality are perpetually in flux. A compelling and sophisticated work, No Barrier stands as a testament to Dark's mastery of character-driven narrative and her enduring place in the Australian literary canon.