The Mothers - Softcover

Reseña del editor

"Well researched and carefully drawn."—Library Journal

"Utterly original . . . a remarkable accomplishment."—The New York Times on Julia Paradise

"Beautifully written and deeply poignant. One of the most satisfying Australian novels I've read in years."—Alex Miller

The Mothers is a book about secrets. It interweaves the lives of three generations of women who learn that it's often the stories we can't tell that shape us and make us who we are. For fans of Colm Tóibín.

Rod Jones's first novel, Julia Paradise (1986), has been translated into ten languages. His other novels, Prince of the Lilies, Billy Sunday, Nightpictures, and Swan Bay, have all won or been shortlisted for major literary awards.

Biografía del autor

Rod Jones’s first novel, Julia Paradise (1986), won the fiction award at the 1988 Adelaide Festival, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and was runner-up for the Prix Femina Étranger. It has been translated into ten languages and is now available as a Text Classic.
His four other novels, Prince of the Lilies, Billy Sunday, Nightpictures, and Swan Bay, have all either won or been shortlisted for major literary awards.
Rod Jones lives near Melbourne. The Mothers is his most recent novel.