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Jacob's Air

by Bruce Russell

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About the Book

‘Russell does a great job with the character of Deli. She is at once an individual voice and presence in the book, with her battle against booze, her search for love and meaning, and her compassion … there are worse things to do than curling up with Deli for a few hours.’ — The Weekend Australian

A young woman, a decaying house and two brothers — a dark tale of family life, addiction and redemption. Jacob’s Air is a haunting, refreshingly honest exploration of the complexities of families and relationships, written with sympathy, perception, and humour.

Categories
Adult Fiction, Award Winning
Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Awards

Winner, T A G Hungerford Award for Fiction, 1995
Short listed, Western Australian Premier’s Book Award, 1998

ISBN11
1 86368 152 3
ISBN13
9 781863 681520
HB/PB
Paperback
Format
B+ Format (205 x 138mm)
Pages
288
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