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The Last Garden
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The settlement of Wahrheit, founded in exile to await the return of the Messiah, has been waiting longer than expected. Pastor Helfgott has begun to feel the subtle fraying of the community's faith.
Then Matthias Orion shoots his wife and himself, on the very day their son Benedict returns home from boarding school. Benedict is unmoored by shock, severed from his past and his future. Unable to be inside the house, unable to speak, he moves into the barn with the horses and chooks, relying on the animals' strength and the rhythm of the working day to hold his shattered self together.
The pastor watches over Benedict through the year of his crazy grief: man and boy growing, each according to his own capacity, as they come to terms with the unknowable past and the frailties of being human.
The Last Garden by Eva Hornung is a poignant tale of loss, resilience, and the enduring bonds between humans and animals.
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The Last Garden by Eva Hornung has been praised for its compelling narrative and emotional depth. Critics note the novel's striking exploration of human and animal relationships, with Hornung's vivid prose bringing the story to life with empathy and insight. Described as melancholic yet beautiful, the book delves into themes of redemption and human introspection, maintaining a hypnotic effect throughout its storytelling.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781925498127
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 326g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Eva Hornung was born in Bendigo and now lives in rural South Australia. Formerly published as Eva Sallis, Hornung is an award-winning writer of literary fiction and criticism- her first novel Hiam won the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1997 and the Nita May Dobbie Award in 1999. The Marsh Birds won the Asher Literary Award 2005 and was shortlisted for numerous awards including the Age Book of the Year 2005, NSW Premier's Literary Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Eva Hornung's highly acclaimed Dog Boy was shortlisted for numerous prizes and won the Prime Minister's Literary Award in 2010.
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