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Oyster
Oyster
Author: Janette Turner Hospital, Janette Turner Hospital
This story of a cult messiah, Oyster 2000, is set in an outback opal mining town in Queensland. The novel attempts to explore the clash of extreme cultural differences - the nature of evil, the relationship between good and evil and the question of individual accountability.
ISBN-13: 9781860491238
ISBN-10: 1860491235
Publication Date: 9/5/1996
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Though the plot of this story is by itself rather simple, the real attraction of this narrative is the skill with which the author draws the reader into the very atmosphere of the setting and into the inner lives of the characters. With a surreal and unsettling accuracy, Ms. Hospital lures the reader into the events and subtly changing shifts in the balance of life in the harsh and unforgiving surrounds of the Australian Outback. Enthusiastically recommended!
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atlgoddess avatar reviewed Oyster on + 13 more book reviews
Dark, complex, and intriguing. With harsh echoes of some of today's headlines resonancing in the background, this story slowly draws you into another place. This is my second book by Ms. Hospital. I look forward to exploring her other books.
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A cult story that reminds of of Jonestown, Waco, and the likes. Evocative prose, story will entrance.


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