- Title:
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The Long Prospect (MP3)
- Written by:
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Elizabeth Harrower
- Read by:
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Deidre Rubenstein
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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10 hours 2 minutes
- MP3 size:
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443 MB
- Published:
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February 28 2018
- Available Date:
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February 28 2018
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489427021
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Sharply observed, bitter and humorous, The Long Prospect is a story of life in an Australian industrial town.
It was only necessary, she had discovered, for a person, place, or thing to be admired by her, to become the object of hilarity and scorn. They’d even laugh at Shakespeare, Emily thought … They’d even laugh at God.
Growing up neglected in a seedy boarding house, twelve-year-old Emily Lawrence befriends Max, a middle-aged scientist who encourages her to pursue her intellectual interests. Innocent Emily will face scandal, suburban snobbery and psychological torment.
Originally published in 1958, The Long Prospect was described as second only to Patrick White’s Voss in postwar Australian literature.
'Harrower is one of those writers you can’t believe you’ve missed – but what a joy to discover her.’
The Daily Mail
'[Harrower] reveals an astonishing facility to reveal a world in a few brush strokes.’
The West Australian
‘Harrower’s writing is witty, desolate, truth-seeking, and complexly polished.'
The New Yorker