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The Children

By: Charlotte Wood
Narrated by: Jane Nolan
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When their father is critically injured, foreign correspondent Mandy and her siblings return home. Mandy’s head is filled with terror and war, and her homecoming only heightens her disconnection from ordinary life. Cathy, her younger sister, has stayed in contact with her parents, unlike their brother Stephen who, has distanced himself from the family for years. In the hospital the children sit, struggling to connect with their emotions, their past and each other. Finally the pressure intensifies and builds to a climax of devastating force.(P)2008 Vision Australia Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction
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Truly moving portrait of family tragedy and its members coming to grips with it and with themselves. The author’s ability to capture the mundane textures of everyday lives alongside the deeply profound human fears and flaws is remarkable. On the recording - I had to listen to it at a 0.95 speed as it was too fast at its normal speed.

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