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'Everybody has a book in them, or so the saying goes. For Kate Painter - wife, mother, freelance editor and aspiring writer - it's just a matter of finding a spare five minutes, a little peace and quiet... and something to write about.
'When her cousin Angie announces she has a room to let, Kate's spur of the moment decision to move temporarily out of the family home and in with Angie takes everyone, not least her husband and teenage children, by complete surprise. Yet Kate's sure that in this room of her own, she'll finally be able to write the novel she's always wanted to.
'But it doesn't happen so easily. Writer's block, dirty laundry and emergency babysitting duties all conspire against her. Amid the endless distractions, Kate is drawn into exploring the story of her family: her less than normal childhood with Angie on the family farm, her father's recent death, and the mystery behind Angie's enigmatic, absent mother.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Author's note: The Family Tree has its roots in a short story I wrote twenty years ago, when trying to come to terms with the death of my own father. As such, I would like to dedicate it to those who have spoken out for the right to die with dignity. I salute you all.
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In Short : Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of Blueback 1997 single work children's fiction ; Wrong Way, Go Back 2009 single work novel ; The Family Tree 2009 single work novel -
Account of Growth
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 February 2009; (p. 27)
— Review of The Family Tree 2009 single work novel
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Account of Growth
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 February 2009; (p. 27)
— Review of The Family Tree 2009 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of Blueback 1997 single work children's fiction ; Wrong Way, Go Back 2009 single work novel ; The Family Tree 2009 single work novel
Awards
- 2011 longlisted International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award