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The strays : a novel / Emily Bitto.

Bitto, Emily, (author.).

Summary:

On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends one of the daughters of infamous avant-garde painter Evan Trentham. He and his wife are trying to escape the stifling conservatism of 1930s Australia by inviting other like-minded artists to live and work at their family home. Lily becomes infatuated with this wild, makeshift family and longs to truly be part of it. As the years pass, Lily observes the way the lives of these artists come to reflect the same themes as their art: Faustian bargains and spectacular falls from grace. Yet it's not Evan, but his daughters, who pay the price for his radicalism. An engrossing story of ambitions, sacrifice, and compromised loyalties. -- from Affirm Press.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1455537721
  • ISBN: 9781455537716
  • ISBN: 9781455537723
  • Physical Description: 240 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Australia by Affirm Press in 2014"--Title page verso.
Awards Note:
Stella Prize, 2015
Subject:
Ambition > Fiction.
Children of artists > Fiction.
Communal living > Australia > Fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Australia, setting.
Genre:
Coming-of-age fiction
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library FIC BITTO (Text) 36015000222816 Adult Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library FIC BITTO (Text) 36015001493119 Adult Fiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library FIC BITTO (Text) 36015001152640 Adult Fiction Available -

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