Blue Skies: Text Classics
Text Classics
Helen Hodgman
Introduction by Danielle Wood
In Helen Hodgman’s dazzlingly written debut a young woman is trapped in a small city on an island at the end of the world—by motherhood and an absent husband, by busybody in-laws and neighbours, by a drab society yet to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. A darkly funny tale of a crack-up in stultifying suburbia, Blue Skies marked the emergence of a unique, acerbic voice in Australian fiction.
This edition includes an introduction by the acclaimed Tasmanian author Danielle Wood.
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‘Scarily unforgettable.’
‘Strange and memorable.’
‘The very essence of Tasmanian gothic.’
‘Singularly searing and merciless prose.’
‘Sensuous…Prickly as a sea urchin.’
‘A convincing study of a woman slowly losing her mind.’
‘Elegantly written, atmospheric.’
‘Has a masterpiece’s power to thrill and discomfort.’
‘As fresh, punchy and relevant now as it was on its [first] release…A compelling vision.’
‘Stylistically assured…Daring and persuasive in its depiction of a controlled and vengeful anguish.’
