On a Bright Hillside in Paradise

Higgs, Annette
On a Bright Hillside in Paradise

On a Bright Hillside in Paradise

Higgs, Annette

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From the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize.

A jewel of a novel- luminous, vivid, and deftly shaped.
'FIONA McFARLANE'

Told from five different points of view, each one revealing something different, On a Bright Hillside in Paradise, tells the story of a family of convict descendants in the back-blocks of Tasmania, on a farm in a place called Paradise. They lead hard-scrabble lives. The drama begins when strangers arrive, Christian Brethren evangelists who hold big revival meetings in local barns.

On a Bright Hillside in Paradise tackles big questions of faith and family but remains grounded in the dreams and strivings of its beautifully drawn characters. Higgs takes lives that history might have judged as small and imbues them with immense dignity and complex and compelling inner lives.

Avoiding the myth of the 'frontier pioneer' On a Bright Hillside in Paradise instead shows how these convict descendants wanted nothing more than to retreat to the bush to heal from their trauma, developing a deep love of the landscape in the process.

At its heart the novel is about a close-knit community, and home-making in the bush. Despite injuries, losses, deaths, and near-starvation the family survives.

Author:   Higgs, Annette
Publisher:   Random House Australia
ISBN:  

9781761049736


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   18 July 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
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From the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize.

A jewel of a novel- luminous, vivid, and deftly shaped.
'FIONA McFARLANE'

Told from five different points of view, each one revealing something different, On a Bright Hillside in Paradise, tells the story of a family of convict descendants in the back-blocks of Tasmania, on a farm in a place called Paradise. They lead hard-scrabble lives. The drama begins when strangers arrive, Christian Brethren evangelists who hold big revival meetings in local barns.

On a Bright Hillside in Paradise tackles big questions of faith and family but remains grounded in the dreams and strivings of its beautifully drawn characters. Higgs takes lives that history might have judged as small and imbues them with immense dignity and complex and compelling inner lives.

Avoiding the myth of the 'frontier pioneer' On a Bright Hillside in Paradise instead shows how these convict descendants wanted nothing more than to retreat to the bush to heal from their trauma, developing a deep love of the landscape in the process.

At its heart the novel is about a close-knit community, and home-making in the bush. Despite injuries, losses, deaths, and near-starvation the family survives.

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Author:   Higgs, Annette
Publisher:   Random House Australia
ISBN:  

9781761049736


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   18 July 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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