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The Labyrinth: Winner of the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award

By Amanda Lohrey
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In The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey, the protagonist, Erica Marsden, relocates to a quiet coastal town in Tasmania seeking solace after a personal tragedy involving her son. Inspired by the notion of a labyrinth, she embarks on a quest to build one on the property she's inherited, searching for healing and connection while navigating a landscape of memory, grief, and community interaction. The novel intertwines themes of art, architecture, and self-discovery in a contemplative exploration of human resilience.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate beautifully written tales that delve into personal grief and healing, set against the backdrop of Australia's serene landscape. Through its exploration of human connection and introspection, the narrative may appeal to those interested in the transformative power of art, nature, and community.

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The Labyrinth: Winner of the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award

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Erica Marsden’s son, an artist, has been imprisoned for homicidal negligence. In a state of grief, Erica cuts off all ties to family and friends and retreats to a quiet hamlet on the south-east coast near the prison where he is serving his sentence.

There, in a rundown shack, she obsesses over creating a labyrinth by the ocean. To build it—to find a way out of her quandary—Erica will need the help of strangers. And that will require her to trust, and to reckon with her past.

The Labyrinth is a hypnotic story of guilt and denial, of the fraught relationship between parents and children, that is also a meditation on how art can both be ruthlessly destructive and restore sanity. This multi-award-winning bestseller shows Amanda Lohrey to be at the peak of her powers.

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Amanda Lohrey's The Labyrinth, winner of the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award, has been praised for its hypnotic and intimate exploration of grief, hope, and art. Critics applaud the novel's beautiful and unfailingly luminous prose, with many noting its blend of pastoral and gothic elements. The novel is described as a meditative and deeply moving narrative, rich in elegant descriptions that evoke a sense of dreamlike transcendence. With themes of motherhood, creation, and resilience, Lohrey's storytelling is celebrated for its subtlety and wisdom, resonating with readers through its vivid imagery and emotional depth.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922458469

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Amanda Lohrey lives in Tasmania and writes fiction and non-fiction. She has taught at the University of Tasmania, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Queensland. Amanda is a regular contributor to the Monthly magazine and a former senior fellow of the Australia Council’s Literature Board. She received the 2012 Patrick White Award. The Labyrinth (2021), her eighth work of fiction, won the Miles Franklin Literary Award, a Prime Minister’s Literary Award, a Tasmanian Literary Award and the Voss Literary Prize.

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