{"title":"Josephine Rowe","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the captivating world of Josephine Rowe, a celebrated author known for her eloquent prose and keen insights into the human condition. In our collection, you will find some of her most acclaimed works, offering a unique blend of emotional depth and vivid storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Loving, Faithful Animal\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling exploration of a family's struggle and resilience in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Through her intricate narrative style, Rowe captures the complexities of familial ties and personal turmoil, making it a must-read for lovers of general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere Until August\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of short stories that takes readers across countries and continents, delving into the lives of characters who find themselves at crossroads. These beautifully crafted stories highlight Rowe's talent for creating rich, immersive experiences within the constraints of short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle World\u003c\/em\u003e continues to showcase Rowe's exceptional ability to craft nuanced, deeply personal narratives. This work further cements her place in the world of general fiction, with stories that resonate long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOn Beverley Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e, Rowe pays tribute to the influential Australian writer Beverley Farmer. This intimate biography and memoir provides insights into Farmer's life and work, offering a reflective and poignant look at the relationship between inspiration and creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're drawn to complex family sagas, evocative short stories, or insightful biographies, Josephine Rowe's work promises to engage and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"on-beverley-farmer-by-josephine-rowe-9781760642310","title":"On Beverley Farmer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully hewn essay, novelist and short-story writer Josephine Rowe finds a kindred spirit in Beverley Farmer and argues for a celebration of this long-neglected Australian writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Across Farmer's works there has always been an attraction to those beings who occupy two worlds...Once one has lived elsewhere, lived differently, it doesn't matter whether she stays to forge a new life or turns back towards the old, or moves on once again; there will always be the shadow, the after-image, of the life not lived.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeverley Farmer's writing reflects on restlessness, desire and homecoming. In this brilliantly acute essay, fellow novelist and short-story writer Josephine Rowe finds a kindred spirit and argues for a celebration and reclamation of this unique Australian author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375884685548,"sku":"9781760642310","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23810043482814.jpg?v=1744828612"},{"product_id":"a-loving-faithful-animal-by-josephine-rowe-9780702253966","title":"A Loving, Faithful Animal","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour father. His head is a ghost trap. It's all he can do to open his mouth without letting them all howl out. Even so, you can still see them, sliding around the dark behind his eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is New Year's Eve, 1990, and Ru's father, Jack, has disappeared in the wake of a savage incident. A Vietnam War veteran, he has long been an erratic presence at home, where Ru's allegiances are divided amongst those she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer sister, Lani, seeks to escape the claustrophobia of small-town life, while their mother, Evelyn, takes refuge in a more vibrant past. And then there's Les, Jack's inscrutable brother, whose loyalties are also torn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Loving, Faithful Animal\u003c\/em\u003e is an incandescent portrait of one family searching for what may yet be redeemable from the ruins of war. Tender, brutal, and heart-stopping in its beauty, this is a hypnotic novel by one of Australia's brightest talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A remarkable work of fiction. Deft, lyrical and deeply moving.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Wayne Macauley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541939802348,"sku":"9780702253966","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/183643482438.jpg?v=1749695328"},{"product_id":"here-until-august-by-josephine-rowe-9781863959933","title":"Here Until August","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in an impressive array of locations, these superbly crafted stories examine people caught between places, on the cusp of departure or return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA masterful collection of heartbreak, travel and seduction from an internationally acclaimed Australian author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese superbly crafted stories follow the fates of characters who, by choice or by force, are travelling beyond the boundaries of their known worlds. We meet them negotiating reluctant departures, navigating uncertain returns or biding the disquieting calm that often precedes decisive action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn agoraphobic French émigré watches disturbing terrorist footage as she minds a dog named Chavez. A young couple weather the interiority of a Montreal winter, more attuned to the illicit goings-on of their neighbours than to their own hazy, unfolding futures. A Melbourne writer of real-estate listings reflects on the stifling power of shared history as she wonders what life might be like over the fence. Other stories play out in places just beyond the brink of familiarity—flooded townships and distant lakes, sunlit woodlands or paths bright with ice, places of unpredictable access and spaces scrubbed from maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Catskill Mountains to New South Wales, the abandoned island outports of Newfoundland to the sprawl of an Australian metropolis, this scintillating collection from one of Australia's most gifted writers shows us how the places we inhabit shape us in ways both remote and intimate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Her gorgeous, precise language encourages inner storms.'\u003c\/em\u003e —The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A nuanced, lyrical and masterful collection from one of Australia's short-fiction greats, \u003ci\u003eHere Until August\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you breathless.'\u003c\/em\u003e —Maxine Beneba Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHere Until August\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the shimmer of precarious moments and transient moods with devastating precision. In their steady excavation of intimacy, these spacious stories bring Alice Munro to mind. I underlined sentence after sentence as I read—for their beauty, their clarity and their wisdom. Josephine Rowe is a breathtakingly good writer, and this is a marvellous book.'\u003c\/em\u003e —Michelle de Kretser\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Revelatory ... Rowe's shape shifting, capturing the nuances of different nationalities effortlessly, is almost as remarkable as the precise, delicate and frequently witty prose ... 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You don't turn away a saint.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the north-western corner of 1950s Australia, a saint arrives at the home of a retired engineer, who unwittingly becomes her custodian. A girl of indeterminate age, her body remains as it was when she died, incorruptible. And though no one knows it, she is conscious, reflecting on past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle World\u003c\/em\u003e stretches across continents and eras - from the Canal Zone in Panama and the island of Nauru all the way to the onset of Covid in contemporary Victoria. 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