Dark Palace

by Frank Moorhouse
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The winner of the 2001 Miles Franklin Literary Award now in paperback...From one of Australia's greatest writers comes the tumultuous companion volume to the acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling triumph, Grand Days.

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Five years have passed since Edith Campbell Berry's triumphant arrival at the League of Nations in Geneva, determined to right the wrongs of the world. The idealism of those early Grand Days has been eroded by a sense foreboding as the world moves ever closer to another war. Edith's life too, has changed: her marriage and her work are no longer the anchors in her life – she is restless, unsure, feeling the weight of history upon her and her world.As her certainties crumble, Edith is once again joined by Ambrose Westwood, her old friend and lover. Their reunion is joyful, and her old anxiety about their unconventional relationship is replaced by a feeling that all things are possible – at least in her private life. But World War II advances inexorably, and Edith, Ambrose and their fellow officers must come to terms with the knowledge that their best efforts – and those of the well-meaning world – are simply useless against the forces of the time. Moving, wise and utterly engrossing, this is a profound and enriching novel. Grand Days and Dark Palace confirm Frank Moorhouse as one of our greatest writers – a master of tone and timing, an elegant and exuberant stylist, and an unerring chronicler of the human spirit.

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Nov 14

Frank Moorhouse's COLD LIGHT

by Margaret Seale on 14 November 2011

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For anyone who is a fan of the heroine of this trilogy, Edith Campbell Berry, having the last book in this trilogy published is a tragedy. It’s the end. You know that feeling?   Edith was born into literary fame in 1993 with the publication of GRAND DAYS.   DARK PALACE was published in 2001 and won the Miles Franklin Award.   And now COLD LIGHT in 2011,...

Feb 25

Things that take twenty years to complete

by Meredith Curnow on 25 February 2011

Things that take twenty years to complete 0 comments

If you drive down the Pacific Highway, and I know it is a very long road, you can probably feel the pulse of excitement pumping through the Random House office. Frank Moorhouse has delivered the third novel in his League of Nations series and it is a CRACKER. Edith Campbell Berry and her ‘rules to live by’, first demanded readers attention in Grand Days in 1993, and as Bert and I discussed with Frank...

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