The Refuge

Name: The Refuge
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781922182654
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By Kenneth MacKenzie

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The Refuge by Kenneth MacKenzie is set in a secluded Australian landscape and delves into the life of a troubled young boy who arrives at a remote boarding school. As he navigates the tensions and constraints of this insular environment, he grapples with internal struggles and his longing for belonging. The novel explores themes of isolation, identity, and the complexities of growing up.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a deep exploration of human nature and the complexities of the mind. It offers a profound narrative that combines rich character development with an atmospheric setting, revealing insights into identity and belonging. Fans of literary fiction that focuses on psychological depth may find this story particularly engaging.

The Refuge

A page-turning thriller. Its central question is not who murdered the beautiful emigre from war-torn Europe, but how and why?

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Late at night Lloyd Fitzherbert, police reporter with the Sydney Gazette, is picked up by his man in CIB for a 'quick job' at the morgue. A body has been found in the harbour.

Irma, a beautiful young woman who fled persecution in Nazi Europe, is dead. She was Fitzherbert's lover. And, though the police don't know it yet, he killed her.

Kenneth MacKenzie's last novel is utterly different to his lauded debut, The Young Desire It (2014 Text edition available from Turnaround), yet it shares the psychological acuity that is fast becoming MacKenzie's trademark.

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The Refuge by Kenneth MacKenzie is lauded for its thrilling narrative and dramatic tension, drawing comparisons to works by Graham Greene and Raymond Chandler. It is praised as a genuine personal tragedy and noted for its skilful and subtle storytelling. The novel's central idea is compellingly enacted, with suggestions it could have inspired a Hitchcock film, highlighting MacKenzie's gift as a novelist.

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ISBN: 9781922182654

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 308g

Pages: 432

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