Search results for ""author stephanie bishop""

''Stunning'' i paper''Dangerously readable'' Observer''Electrifying'' Sunday TimesNovelist J.B. Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick, to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Patrick is older than J.B., a revered film director and formerly her professor. J.B''s art has been forever overseen by him, now it may overshadow his.For days they sail in the sun, with nothing but dark water all around them. Then a storm hits, and Patrick falls off the ship.J.B. is left alone, as the search for what happened to Patrick - and the truth about their marriage - begins.''Magnificent'' Joanna Cannon ''Compulsive'' Financial Times ''I loved it'' Megan Hunter

Read more less

'Tense, elegant, sensuous.' Niamh Campbell, author of WE WERE YOUNG'In The Anniversary Stephanie Bishop expertly and mercilessly builds an atmosphere of intense uncertainty and threat. You won't want to put it down.' Chris Power, author of MOTHERS'The dread that slowly creeps into your bones while reading The Anniversary is difficult to shake off, yet you cannot look away. I revelled in every bit of this astute, compelling, psychological novel.' Virginia Feito, author of MRS MARCH'Exquisite, profound, and utterly exhilarating: The Anniversary is a stunning achievement.' Mark Brandi, author of WIMMERANovelist J.B. Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick, to celebrate their wedding anniversary.Her former professor, Patrick is much older than J.B.. But when they met, he seemed somehow ageless, as all new gods appear in the eyes of those who worship them. He is a film director. A cult figure. But now his success is starting to wane and J.B. is on the cusp of winning a major literary prize. Her art has been forever overseen by him, now it may overshadow his.For days they sail in the sun. They lie about drinking, reading, sleeping, having sex. There is nothing but dark water all around them.Then a storm hits and Patrick falls off the ship. J.B. is left alone, as the search for what happened to Patrick - and the truth about their marriage - begins.

Read more less

A tender and gorgeously written novel of a marriage in crisis in the tradition of Revolutionary Road, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD by Stephanie Bishop was an Australian bestseller (2015), and winner of the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction Book of the Year and the 2015 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. It has gone on to garner international literary acclaim.'A stunning writer... her attention to detail makes each scene visceral' New York Times'As a portrait of a marriage and motherhood, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD was the most outstanding novel of the year for me. It's beautifully written, profound and deeply moving' Hannah Beckerman, Express Books of the YearCambridge 1963. Charlotte struggles to reconnect with the woman she was before children, and to find the time and energy to paint. Her husband, Henry, cannot face the thought of another English winter. A brochure slipped through the letterbox gives him the answer: 'Australia brings out the best in you'.Charlotte is too worn out to resist, and before she knows it is travelling to the other side of the world. But on their arrival in Perth, the southern sun shines a harsh light on both Henry and Charlotte and slowly reveals that their new life is not the answer either was hoping for. Charlotte is left wondering if there is anywhere she belongs, and how far she'll go to find her way home...

Read more less