The Visit

Name: The Visit
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781925498134
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By Amy Witting

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The Visit by Amy Witting delves into the complex dynamics of a family when they reunite at their country home. Unfolding over a short visit, tensions rise as past secrets surface and unresolved issues come to the fore. The novel poignantly explores themes of familial bonds and personal reflection, set against a backdrop of nostalgia and change.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories that delve into family dynamics and the human condition with wit and insight. It offers a compelling exploration of relationships and the complexity of returning to one's past, weaving elements of humour and poignancy throughout the narrative.

The Visit

The Visit is a sensitive and keenly observed portrait of a rural Australian town called Bangoree in the 1970s, centring on the social life of a group of 'local intellectuals'.

'Her writing is so simple and tough and direct.' Helen Garner

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In The Visit—Amy Witting's debut novel, first published when she was almost sixty—a group of Bangoree residents gather to read plays by Beckett and Brecht. But their literary pursuits, and their lives, take an unexpected turn after it is revealed that the late Roderick Fitzallan set some of his celebrated love poems in their small country town.

Who is the local mystery woman who inspired Fitzallan's verse all those years ago?

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The Visit by Amy Witting is praised for its straightforward and resilient writing style. Helen Garner commends it for being succinct yet impactful, highlighting its clarity and strength.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925498134

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Contributors:

Introduction by Susan Johnson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Amy Witting was born in Annandale, an inner suburb of Sydney, in 1918. She attended Sydney University, then taught French and English in state schools. Beginning late in life she published six novels, including The Visit, I for Isobel, Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop and Maria's War; two collections of short stories; two books of verse, Travel Diary and Beauty Is the Straw; and her Collected Poems. She had numerous poems and short stories published in magazines such as Quadrant and the New Yorker. Witting was awarded the 1993 Patrick White Prize. Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop won the Age Book of the Year Award. Amy Witting died in 2001.

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