Research Catalog
Fire fire / Eva Sallis.
- Title
- Fire fire / Eva Sallis.
- Author
- Sallis, Eva.
- Publication
- Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2004.
Items in the Library & Off-site
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PR9619.3.S244 F57 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 224 p.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "Shocking, tender, and grotesque, this darkly humorous novel captures the resilience and confusion of growing up. The Houdinis have grand plans for their family when they move to a dilapidated and isolated farm in the heart of the Australian bush. The mother, famous violist husband, and seven children plan on becoming self-sufficient, allowing creativity to rule and forming the perfect environment to raise a family of musicians, artists, and poets. But as problems arise from both outside and within the house, Ursula Houdini watches her brothers and sisters thrive and then wither under a mixture of love, neglect, and cruelty. In this affectionate and compelling story, Ursula must ultimately decide what she is willing to sacrifice to make her own place in the world" -- publisher description (December 2006).
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Domestic fiction
- Domestic fiction.
- Fiction
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 1741143527
- LCCN
- ^^2005360362
- OCLC
- 56629392
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library