A jewel of a novel by New York Times -bestselling author Claire Messud When the Armstrong family moves from New York at the dawn of the 1970s, Australia feels, to Alice Armstrong, like the end of the earth.
Helen Garner.
The New Yorker A perfect frolic of a book, puffed on breezes of beauty and wit: it waltzes you through a little fear, a little darkness, and tips you out, refreshed and laughing, into the sun.
The New York Times Book Review [Messud is] among our greatest contemporary writers.
A novelist of unnerving talent.
Written with the characteristic delicacy of touch, humor and emotional insight that make Claire Messud one of our greatest writers.
This is a sharp, biting and playful tale with a cast of unscrupulous characters adrift in a Dream Life of their own making.
Lies and self-deception are at the heart of this keenly observed story.
As she navigates this strange new world, Alice must weave an existence from its shimmering mirage.
Residing in a grand manor on the glittering Sydney Harbour, her family finds their Life has turned upside down.
A jewel of a novel by New York Times -bestselling author Claire Messud When the Armstrong family moves from New York at the dawn of the 1970s, Australia feels, to Alice Armstrong, like the end of the earth
