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The Artificial Anatomy of Parks
The Artificial Anatomy of Parks
paperback
Published:
1 July, 2015
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Description
`...done with conviction and charm... a genuine and sincere expression of a troubled young soul.' The Guardian
`Exquisite and understated... an autopsy of how we love and an exploration of forgiveness, both disturbing and shimmering in deceptive simplicity.' Liza Klaussmann, Tigers in Red Weather
At twenty-one, Tallulah Park lives alone in a grimy bedsit. There's a sink in her bedroom and a strange damp smell that means she wakes up wheezing. Then she gets the call that her father has had a heart attack. Years before, she was being tossed around her difficult family; a world of sniping aunts, precocious cousins, emigrant pianists and lots of gin, all presided over by an unconventional grandmother.
But no one was answering Tallie's questions: why did Aunt Vivienne loathe Tallie's mother? Why is everyone making excuses for her absent father? Who was Uncle Jack and why would no one talk about him? As Tallie grows up, she learns the hard way about damage and betrayal, that in the end, the worst betrayals are those we inflict on ourselves. This is her story about the journey from love to loss and back again.
Prizes
Winner of Soberistas July Book of the Month.,Winner of Noveltunity July Pick of the Month.,Winner of Hive Rising Writers Pick.,Short-listed for Not The Booker Prize.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781785079863 |
| ISBN10 | 1785079867 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 374 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Legend Press Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
`Exquisite and understated... an autopsy of how we love and an exploration of forgiveness, both disturbing and shimmering in deceptive simplicity.' -- Liza Klaussmann, Tigers in Red Weather
`...done with conviction and charm... a genuine and sincere expression of a troubled young soul.' * The Guardian *
`A compulsive family drama... building to a dramatic, unputdownable conclusion in her present. An excellent read.' -- Emma Chapman, How To Be a Good Wife
`A remarkable talent! Highly addictive and acutely observed... unexpectedly poignant and really rather excellent.' -- Caroline Smailes, The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
`Kat Gordon's heart-piercing psychological drama marks her as a master of character and dialogue. This book is a stunner.' -- Carol Cassella, Oxygen and Gemini