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The Eye of the Storm

By Patrick White
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The Eye of the Storm by Patrick White delves into the intricacies of family dynamics as Australia's wealthy and domineering matriarch, Elizabeth Hunter, is on her deathbed. Her children return home with vested interests, igniting a struggle for power and control. Through shifting perspectives and vivid descriptions, the novel explores themes of love, ambition, and the inevitable passage of time.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to family dramas and complex character studies. Following the story of a dying matriarch and her estranged children, it explores themes of memory, ambition, and the consequences of familial bonds. With rich prose and deeply layered characters, it's ideal for readers who appreciate intricate narratives and emotional depth.

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The Eye of the Storm

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This mesmerizing, ambitious, lyrical masterpiece is perhaps Nobel Prize-winner Patrick White's best novel.

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The Eye of the Storm tells the story of Elizabeth Hunter, an ex-socialite in her eighties, who has a mystical experience during a summer storm in Sydney. This transformative event alters all her relationships, and her existence becomes charged with a meaning that communicates itself to those around her.

From this simple scenario, Patrick White unfolds a monumental exploration of the tides of love and hate, comedy and tragedy, impotence and longing that fester within family relationships.

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The Eye of the Storm by Patrick White delves into the complexities of family dynamics and the pursuit of legacy through a central character who is both manipulative and vulnerable. Reviews highlight the novel's intricate narrative structure and White's ability to vividly portray the disintegration of familial relationships. Some readers appreciate the depth of character development and the insightful exploration of human nature, while others feel the dense prose can be challenging.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143791041

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 March 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 608

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About the Author

Patrick White was born in England in 1912 and taken to Australia, where his father owned a sheep farm, when he was six months old. He was educated in England at Cheltenham college and King's College, Cambridge. He settled in London, where he wrote several unpublished novels, then served in the RAF during the war. He returned to Australia after the war. He became the most considerable figure in modern Australian literature, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. The great poet of Australian landscape, he turned its vast empty spaces into great mythic landscapes of the soul. His position as a man of letters was controversial, provoked by his acerbic, unpredictable public statements and his belief that it is eccentric individuals who offer the only hope of salvation. He died in September 1990.

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