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The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow

By Thea Astley
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The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow by Thea Astley is set on the fictional island of Doebin, inspired by Palm Island in Queensland, Australia. The novel explores the social and racial tensions that culminate in a tragic outbreak of violence during the 1930s. Astley delves into the complexities of human nature and community, depicting the struggles and suffering of both the oppressors and the oppressed.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate powerful storytelling that delves into the complexities of human nature and community intertwined with historical events. It beautifully captures the emotional depth of its characters and the impact of past traumas on a small island community, offering a rich exploration of themes like isolation and resilience.

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The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow

Traces the lead-up to and aftermath of a bloody showdown when the superintendent of a Queensland mission goes on a murderous rampage in 1930.

Tracing the lead-up to and aftermath of a bloody showdown when the superintendent of a Queensland mission goes on a murderous rampage.

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There are distant shouts, rifle shots, the pounding of feet across the bridge, the sound of running. A woman’s scream carves the night then bubbles away.

In 1930, the superintendent of a mission on a Queensland island, driven mad by his wife’s death, goes on a murderous rampage. Fearing for their lives, the other whites arm a young Indigenous man and order him to shoot Uncle Boss dead. The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow traces the lead-up to this bloody showdown and the repercussions in the years after—for Aboriginal people and the colonial overseers.

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The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow has been praised for its passion, brilliance, and originality, capturing the attention of readers with its compelling narrative. Reviews highlight its formidable nature, describing it as uniquely provocative, acerbic, and glittering, showcasing Thea Astley's skilful storytelling.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925603569

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Chloe Hooper

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Thea Astley was born in Brisbane in 1925. Her first novel, Girl with a Monkey, was published in 1958 and her third, The Well Dressed Explorer (1962), won the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Many notable books followed, among them the groundbreaking A Kindness Cup (1974), which addressed frontier massacres of Indigenous Australians, and It’s Raining in Mango (1987). Her last novel was Drylands (1999), her fourth Miles Franklin winner. Her fiction is distinguished by vivid imagery and metaphor; a complex, ironic style; and a desire to highlight oppression and social injustice. One of the most distinctive and influential Australian novelists of the twentieth century, Astley died in 2004.

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