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Outer Maroo, Australia. Population 87. Here two opposing cultures - the fiercely individualistic bush folk and the church-going fundamentalists - used to co-exist peaceably. Until valuable opal reefs are discovered and lust, greed, and bigotry sweep through the dusty uncharted town.
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... one of the most innovative writers in English today... (TLS)
often compelling and sometimes disorientating book... Not just opalescent but Technicolour, OYSTER is a headier book than we are used to in our little country. (SUNDAY TIMES)
You can almost smell the stink of the heat... its evocative sense of place and exciting plot should command a wider readership for an author of powerful literary gifts. (INDEPENDENT WEEKEND)
Janette Turner Hospital has the bravery of a consistent risk-taker and OYSTER is an engaging novel. (TLS)
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often compelling and sometimes disorientating book... Not just opalescent but Technicolour, OYSTER is a headier book than we are used to in our little country. (SUNDAY TIMES)
You can almost smell the stink of the heat... its evocative sense of place and exciting plot should command a wider readership for an author of powerful literary gifts. (INDEPENDENT WEEKEND)
Janette Turner Hospital has the bravery of a consistent risk-taker and OYSTER is an engaging novel. (TLS)
Janette Turner Hospital received Australia's Patrick White Award for lifetime literary achievement, and is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina.
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- PublisherKnopf Canada
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0676970141
- ISBN 13 9780676970142
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