In a Fishbone Church

<p>When Clifford Stilton dies, his son gene crams his carefully kept diaries into a hall cupboard. But Clifford's words have too much life in them to be ignored, and start to permeate his family's world. "In a Fishbone Church" tells the story of three generations of the Stilton family, woven together with brilliance and subtlety, spanning continents and decades. From the Berlin rave scene to the Canterbury duck season, from the rural 1950's to the cosmopolitan present, five vivid lives cohere in a deeply affecting and exhilirating novel. "Catherine Chidgey is a wonderful new talent, and "In a Fisbone Church" marks the beginning of what promises to be a glorious literary career". - Nick Hornby. "Warm, wit, descriptive delicacy and understated emotional intensity ...as subtle as a breath". - "Time Out".</p>

Literature & Fiction

CHIDGEY, Catherine

Literary

Victoria Univ Pr

The Rehearsal

All the world's a stage--and nowhere is that more true than at an all-girls high school, particularly one where a scandal has just erupted. A teacher has had an affair with his underage student, and though her friends pretend to be dismayed, they are secretly curious and jealous. They obsessively examine the details of the affair under the watchful eye of their stern and enigmatic saxophone teacher, whose focus may not be as strictly on their upcoming recital as she implies.When the local drama school turns the story of the scandal into their year-end show, the real world and the world of the theater are forced to meet. With both performances--the musicians' and the acting students'--approaching, the boundaries between dramas real and staged, private and public, begin to dissolve. The Rehearsal is a tender portrait of teenage yearning and adult regret, an exhilarating, darkly funny, provocative novel about the complications of human desire.

Catton, Eleanor

Contemporary

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Victoria Univ Pr publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Victoria Univ Pr