Autumn Laing

Alex Miller

From Shelf: Australia

'Alex Miller is a wonderful writer, one that Australia has been keeping secret from the rest of us for too long.' John BanvilleA brilliantly alive, insistently energetic story of love, loyalty and creativity, from the pen of one of Australia's foremost writers, two-time Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Alex Miller.

Autumn Laing seduces Pat Donlon with her lust for life and art. In doing so she not only compromises the trusting love she has with her husband, Arthur, she also steals the future from Pat's young and beautiful wife, Edith, and their unborn child. Fifty-three years later, cantankerous, engaging, unrestrainable 85-year-old Autumn is shocked to find within herself a powerful need for redemption. As she tells her story, she writes, 'They are all dead and I am old and skeleton-gaunt. This is where it began...' Written with compassion and intelligence, this energetic, funny and wise novel peels back the layers of storytelling and asks what truth has to do with it. Autumn Laing is an unflinchingly intimate portrait of a woman and her time - she is unforgettable.

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