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The Spare Room
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The Spare Room
Helen prepares her spare room for her friend Nicola, who is flying down from Sydney for a visit. But this is no ordinary visit - Nicola has advanced cancer. She is coming to Melbourne to receive treatment. A story of compassion and rage as two women - one sceptical, one stubbornly serene - negotiate their way through Nicola's gruelling treatments.
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Helen prepares her spare room for her friend Nicola, who is flying down from Sydney for a three-week visit. But this is no ordinary visit—Nicola has advanced cancer. She is coming to Melbourne to receive treatment she believes will cure her.
From the moment Nicola steps off the plane, Helen becomes her nurse, her protector, her guardian angel, and her stony judge. The Spare Room tells a story of compassion and rage as the two women—one sceptical, one stubbornly serene—negotiate their way through Nicola's gruelling treatments.
Garner's dialogue is pitch-perfect, her sense of pacing flawless as this novel draws to its terrible and transcendent finale.
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James Wood's review in the New Yorker praises The Spare Room for its emotional depth and Garner's ability to convey complex truths. The book is noted for its impactful ending, highlighting themes of personal limits and acceptance, delivering a powerful blend of failure and success.
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ISBN: 9781921520280
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 September 2009
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 172g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Helen Garner was born in Geelong in 1942, and has been writing and publishing since her first book, Monkey Grip, came out in 1977.
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