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The Transit Of Venus
The richly evocative modern classic
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The Transit Of Venus
Reissue of this highly acclaimed Virago title, a 'finely written, beautiful and tragic novel' - Hermione Lee, FT
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The Transit of Venus tells the story of Caro, gallant and adventurous, who is one of two Australian sisters that have come to post-war England to seek their fortunes. Courted long and hopelessly by young scientist Ted Tice, Caro finds that love brings passion, sorrow, betrayal, and finally hope.
The milder Grace seeks fulfilment in an apparently happy marriage. Yet, as the decades pass and the characters weave in and out of each other's lives, love, death, and two slow-burning secrets lie in ambush for them.
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Shirley Hazzard's The Transit of Venus is highly praised for its complexity and richness, offering a deep and mysterious narrative with multi-layered plots and characters. The book is celebrated for delivering a sublime reading experience, with prose that evokes strong emotional responses.
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ISBN: 9781860491818
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 October 1995
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Shirley Hazzard was born in Sydney in 1931. She has worked in Hong Kong, then New Zealand in the High Commissioner's Office. In 1951 she moved to New York where she worked for the United Nations. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Academy Award and the O. Henry Short Story Award.
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