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Bodies of Light
Jennifer Down cements her status as a leading light of Australian literary fiction in this heart-rending and intimate saga of one woman’s turbulent life, now available in a smaller and more affordable format
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So by the grace of a photograph that had inexplicably gone viral, Tony had found me. Or: he’d found Maggie.
I had no way of knowing whether he was nuts or not; whether he might go to the cops. Maybe that sounds paranoid, but I don’t think it’s so ridiculous. People have gone to prison for much lesser things than accusations of child-killing.
A quiet, small-town existence. An unexpected Facebook message, jolting her back to the past. A history she’s reluctant to revisit: dark memories and unspoken trauma, warning knocks on bedroom walls, unfathomable loss.
She became a new person a long time ago. What happens when buried stories are dragged into the light?
This epic novel from the two-time Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year is a masterwork of tragedy and heartbreak—the story of a life in full. Sublimely wrought in devastating detail, Bodies of Light confirms Jennifer Down as one of the writers defining her generation.
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Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down has been widely praised for its profound exploration of resilience, trauma, and survival. Critics commend Down's compassionate and unflinching portrayal of life on the fringes, as well as her ability to craft an emotionally immersive and authentic narrative spanning decades. The novel's combination of lyrical writing and a deeply empathetic examination of its protagonist's life has established it as a standout work in contemporary Australian literature, showcasing Down's growing prominence as a writer.
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ISBN: 9781925773590
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 September 2021
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 154.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 448
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About the Author
Jennifer Down is a writer and editor. Her debut novel, Our Magic Hour, was shortlisted for the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. The story collection Pulse Points won the 2018 Readings Prize and the 2018 Steele Rudd Award in the Queensland Literary Awards. She was named a Sydney Morning Herald Novelist of the Year in 2017 and 2018. Bodies of Light, her second novel, won the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award. She lives in Naarm/Melbourne.
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