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A Family Madness

On sale

26th September 2013

Price: £9.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781444783209

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Inspired by a true incident, this powerful and disturbing novel focuses on Rudi Kabbel, a survivor of Nazi-occupied Belorussia, and Terry Delaney, a young Australian rugby player who falls in love with Kabbel’s daughter. With the optimism and innocence of those unscathed by war, Delaney gropes to understand Kabbel’s outlook on life and all too slowly grasps its implications.

Reviews

Nadine Gordimer, Observer
A dark and thrilling novel
Guardian
A brilliant book
The Sunday Times
Subtle and gripping
Daily Mail
A major Australian work of art . . . a memorable reading experience
Daily Telegraph
Thomas Keneally has always been remarkable for the breadth of his vision . . . This is an impressive performance, ingeniously constructed, extremely telling
Mail on Sunday
A master in fine fettle . . . a brave, brisk book, loud with the lessons of history.
New Statesman
Thomas Keneally's plots are as pugnacious as his prose
The Times
A fine new novel . . . Keneally's story illustrates an innocent if brash new world contaminated by old-world sins . . . superb storytelling and strong narrative framework