Hazzard, Shirley
The Transit of Venus
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140107470
- author:
- Hazzard, Shirley
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1990
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 130mm X 20mm
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Transit of Venus is a beautifully written novel about two young women, Caroline and Grace Bell, who leave Australia to start new lives in post-war England. As they navigate love, marriage, widowhood, and betrayal, their experiences become intertwined with the celestial movements of the planets.
Set against the backdrop of Sydney, London, New York, and Stockholm, from the 1950s to the 1980s, this intricately constructed novel explores the displacements and absurdities of modern life through the lives of its two protagonists. With a focus on place, time, and the passage of women and men, Hazzard's masterpiece is a poignant and moving portrayal of human experience.
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