The Paperbark Shoe

by Goldie Goldbloom

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About the Book

‘Gin’s voice is truly memorable in its searing emotion and discomfiting honesty, even when we know she is not being honest with herself.’ — Lorien Kaye, The Age

‘… Goldie Goldbloom weaves an achingly sensuous story of forbidden love between characters at the margins. Quirky, haunting and deeply moving … I admired it enormously and couldn’t put it down.’ — Liz Byrski, Trip of a Lifetime

‘What an astonishing book this is! … I can’t remember when I last heard a new voice as exhilarating as this.’ — Rosellen Brown, Before and After

‘I thought of Flannery O’Conner as I read this remarkable novel, which is sometimes horribly funny and sometimes heartbreaking, always gripping and populated by unforgettable characters. I thought of Christina Stead as well — but mostly I thought: I have never read anything quite like this, nor has anyone else.’ — Andrea Barrett, The Air We Breathe & Ship Fever

‘Oh, it’s a wonder. A story of love and loss, of beauty and ugliness, grace and vulgarity, told in the beautiful, wildly irresistible, darkly playful cadences and idioms of West Australia …’ — Molly Gloss, The Hearts of Horses

Gin, the albino, marries to escape the confines of an asylum. Toad, a little man who wears corsets, marries to prove his manhood. Together they are freaks – feared and ridiculed by the remote farming community in which they live. Into their lives come two Italian POWs bringing music, sensuality and a love that will fan the flames of small town bigotry.

Categories

Adult Fiction, Award Winning, New Releases

Publication Year

2009

Edition

1

Publisher

Fremantle Press

Awards

Winner, USA Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ (AWP) Novel Award, 2008

ISBN13

9781921361630

HB/PB

Paperback

Format

C Format (228mm x 158mm)

Pages

288

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