{"product_id":"9781925410716","title":"Blue Skies: Text Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Helen Hodgman’s dazzlingly written debut a young woman is trapped in a small city on an island at the end of the world—by motherhood and an absent husband, by busybody in-laws and neighbours, by a drab society yet to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. A darkly funny tale of a crack-up in stultifying suburbia, \u003ci\u003eBlue Skies\u003c\/i\u003e marked the emergence of a unique, acerbic voice in Australian fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by the acclaimed Tasmanian author Danielle Wood. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe clock always said three in the afternoon, no matter what you did  to it…No matter what you tried, the day ran out then, and there was  nothing left to fill it with.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Hodgman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eBlue Skies \u003c\/i\u003e(1976), \u003ci\u003eJack and Jill\u003c\/i\u003e (1978; winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), \u003ci\u003eBroken Words\u003c\/i\u003e (1988; winner of the Christina Stead Prize), \u003ci\u003ePassing Remarks\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Matindi\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).  \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Singularly searing and merciless prose.’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘As fresh, punchy and relevant now as it was on its [first] release…A compelling vision.’ \u003ci\u003eAustralian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Scarily unforgettable.’ Peter Conrad\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Strange and memorable.’ Eva Hornung\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The very essence of Tasmanian gothic.’ Carmel Bird\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Sensuous…Prickly as a sea urchin.’ Nicholas Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A convincing study of a woman slowly losing her mind.’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Elegantly written, atmospheric.’ Brenda Niall, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Has a masterpiece’s power to thrill and discomfort.’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Tasmanian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Stylistically assured…Daring and persuasive in its depiction of a controlled and vengeful anguish.’ Peter Pierce, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141111791856,"sku":"9781925410716","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925410716_p0.jpg?v=1763634823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925410716","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}