The Honeyeater
by Jessie Tu
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Pub Date Jul 02 2024 | Archive Date Jun 23 2024
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Description
A wildly inventive follow up to the acclaimed bestseller A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing.
Young academic and emerging translator Fay takes her mother on a package tour holiday to France to celebrate her birthday. It's a chance for the two of them to take a break from work and have a little fun, but they both find it hard to relax. Her mother seems reluctant to leave their room in the evening, and Fay is working on a difficult translation. On their last night in France, Fay receives the shattering news that her former lover has suddenly died.
Back in Sydney, Fay seeks solace from her mentor, Professor Samantha Egan-Smith, who offers her a spot at a prestigious translation conference in Taipei. But can she trust her? Does the Professor know more than she is admitting, or is Fay being paranoid? When a shocking allegation is made, Fay chooses to keep it secret. Is she protecting the Professor or exercising power over her?
Fay arrives at the conference in Taipei. Career opportunities abound, but it's ghost month in Taiwan. Her mother had begged her not to go at that time, warning that she would be susceptible to dangers and threats. And there is almost nothing a mother won't do to protect her child.
A wildly inventive, chilling and intoxicating story of betrayal, ambition and love, The Honeyeater confirms that Jessie Tu is one of our most original and exciting writers.
Advance Praise
'Jessie Tu’s new book is daring and moving in equal measure. At its heart it is a book about the love and tensions between a mother and a daughter, and it is also a novel about translation, of how we tell and interpret the stories of ourselves to others, across generations and languages and class and identity. It’s a bold book that demands an exact and confident prose, and Tu has the talent and the ability to make it work. It’s deadly serious, and it’s delightfully playful. It’s a joy to read.'
CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS
Available Editions
ISBN | 9781761470745 |
PRICE | A$32.99 (AUD) |
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