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The Orchard
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Orchard
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Drusilla Modjeska
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 135 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary essays
Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780330356558
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| Classifications | Dewey:A823.3 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Pan Macmillan Australia
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| Imprint |
Picador Australia
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| Publication Date |
1 June 1995 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
The stories included in this volume are meditations on adultery, girlhood, blindness, solitude, complicity and the choices women make. Through them the author examines the questions of being both a creative soul and a woman.
Author Biography
Drusilla Modjeska is possibly one of our most acclaimed writers. She was born in England but has lived in Australia since 1971. Her books include Exiles at Home, Banjo and NSW Premier's Award winning Poppy, Sisters, which she co-edited, the Nita B.Kibble, NSW Premier's Award and Australian Bookseller's Book of the Year Award winner The Orchard, Timepieces and Secrets with Robert Dessaix and Amanda Lohrey. In 1999 Picador published one of the most anticipated books of that year, Stravinsky's Lunch. This exhilarating work addressing the dilemma of love and art won the 1999 NSW Premier's Prize for Non-fiction, the Nita B. Kibble Award and the Bookseller's Choice Award. Drusilla lives in Sydney.
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