Building Mount Everest
This haunting novel spans wars, continents, and the Great Depression. It spins a strange future from old loves, loyalties, and secrets. A free-spirited bride shapes herself into convention. A grandparent's death reaches across time and continents. An officer faces civilian life. A mother betrays her daughter. Reality is more dangerous than imagination; religion, than sex. Reserve shrouds fact and prejudice. A sweater, glasses, letter, shard: each changes the course of a life. A girls’ school breeds strictures, loves, betrayals. A religious meeting forces impossible choices. A mother’s secret, long held, ordains a daughter’s life. A grasshopper, moth, puppy: each can end a childhood and unfold truths and passions, rarely simple.
Throughout, the great heart of Australia beats in each life and decision. And a young girl’s widening world reminds us that we each grow because of—and in spite of—family and culture. Like Australia, we are destined to wound and be wounded, to heal, to become ourselves.
Truly a wonderful book! The life of this young girl documented from a youngster to grown a woman living in Australia. Her struggles and joys, are so well written that you can step right into her shoes and feel her emotions. Meg was a typical child, raised as an "only" and a bit spoiled, but still poised and obedient for the most part. Dad is strict, but loving and Mother is an emotional mess, caring and nurturing her daughter properly. Meg managed to have a typical upbringing in spite of her
This is a collection of short stories about a young girl growing up in Australia. I found some stories most interesting such as Phar Laps Heart. I am a horse nut and Phar Lap was one of the most magnificent race horses that ever lived. The other story that caught my imagination was Otter particularly the section about facing the librarian and telling her there are pages missing in the book. I am sure most readers will relate to that part of the story.The book is well written and the stories are
Zoe Mason King is a researcher and writer who values and delights in her privacy, time with family and friends, quiet writing hours, and travel.This is a collection of short stories about a young girl growing up in Australia. I found some stories most interesting such as Phar Laps Heart. I am a horse nut and Phar Lap was one of the most magnificent race horses that ever lived. The other story that caught my imagination was Otter particularly the section about facing the librarian and telling her there are pages missing in the book. I am sure most readers will relate to that part of the story.The book is well written and the stories are
I received a copy of this book through the Goodreads giveaway program. An excellent example of well written short stories that end up making a pretty great cohesive story. There were a few meh stories, but most of them were very well written.
Zoe Mason King
Hardcover | Pages: 452 pages Rating: 4.4 | 5 Users | 4 Reviews
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Title | : | Building Mount Everest |
Author | : | Zoe Mason King |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 452 pages |
Published | : | June 1st 2015 by Bridgewater Press |
Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Short Stories. Adult Fiction |
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World War II has ended but British colonial traditions are silently at war with an Australia whose identity is maturing relentlessly. This network of tales is told by a near-sighted child, half-British, half-European, certain she can make peace in her family and within the culture. Neither her culture nor her family is ready for peace.This haunting novel spans wars, continents, and the Great Depression. It spins a strange future from old loves, loyalties, and secrets. A free-spirited bride shapes herself into convention. A grandparent's death reaches across time and continents. An officer faces civilian life. A mother betrays her daughter. Reality is more dangerous than imagination; religion, than sex. Reserve shrouds fact and prejudice. A sweater, glasses, letter, shard: each changes the course of a life. A girls’ school breeds strictures, loves, betrayals. A religious meeting forces impossible choices. A mother’s secret, long held, ordains a daughter’s life. A grasshopper, moth, puppy: each can end a childhood and unfold truths and passions, rarely simple.
Throughout, the great heart of Australia beats in each life and decision. And a young girl’s widening world reminds us that we each grow because of—and in spite of—family and culture. Like Australia, we are destined to wound and be wounded, to heal, to become ourselves.
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ISBN: | 0996142703 (ISBN13: 9780996142700) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.4 From 5 Users | 4 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Building Mount Everest
Having taught literature seminars and led book groups for over 30 yearsand having read, now, thousands of novels for pleasure and workI found Building Mount Everest one of the most fascinating novels Ive read. Meg, the narrator, is an extraordinary, witty observer of the world. Her tale, as she grows from child to woman, is funny, heart-rending, profound, beautifully written, compelling, and intellectually stimulating. Through her, we learn about the real Australia behind the stereotypes andTruly a wonderful book! The life of this young girl documented from a youngster to grown a woman living in Australia. Her struggles and joys, are so well written that you can step right into her shoes and feel her emotions. Meg was a typical child, raised as an "only" and a bit spoiled, but still poised and obedient for the most part. Dad is strict, but loving and Mother is an emotional mess, caring and nurturing her daughter properly. Meg managed to have a typical upbringing in spite of her
This is a collection of short stories about a young girl growing up in Australia. I found some stories most interesting such as Phar Laps Heart. I am a horse nut and Phar Lap was one of the most magnificent race horses that ever lived. The other story that caught my imagination was Otter particularly the section about facing the librarian and telling her there are pages missing in the book. I am sure most readers will relate to that part of the story.The book is well written and the stories are
Zoe Mason King is a researcher and writer who values and delights in her privacy, time with family and friends, quiet writing hours, and travel.This is a collection of short stories about a young girl growing up in Australia. I found some stories most interesting such as Phar Laps Heart. I am a horse nut and Phar Lap was one of the most magnificent race horses that ever lived. The other story that caught my imagination was Otter particularly the section about facing the librarian and telling her there are pages missing in the book. I am sure most readers will relate to that part of the story.The book is well written and the stories are
I received a copy of this book through the Goodreads giveaway program. An excellent example of well written short stories that end up making a pretty great cohesive story. There were a few meh stories, but most of them were very well written.
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