Anticipation
This rich and darkly funny novel is about family history and the risk and power of knowledge.
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Trade Paperback$36.99 RRPISBN: 9781775532019Published: 01/03/2013Imprint: RHNZ VintageExtent: 256 pagesStock Level: HIGHPlease note: This information is intended for booksellers only and does not reflect the number of copies currently available in stores. If you are not a bookseller and wish to purchase this book, please contact your local bookstore, or click on the buy now button to find a good retailer.
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Synopsis
This rich and darkly funny novel is about family history and the risk and power of knowledge.
‘I want to tell you a story about my mother, although of course it is also mine – inherited, along with dangly earlobes and a horror of deep water.'
Janine's mother had an obsession: her ancestry. But what she uncovered was a colourful assortment of characters and their penchant for cruelty and abuse. When her mother dies, Janine continues the genealogical search. She buys a run-down house on a tiny island, where she sits and writes up the stories of her forebears, worrying whether the damaging genes have been passed on. Meanwhile the builder, Jake, is erecting a jetty for her, and it is his presence, along with Janine's discovery about her grandfather, that might offer her hope of redemption.
Startlingly original and superbly written, Tanya Moir's surprising new book asks how much we really want to know about our futures and our pasts.
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Editorial Reviews
"Phrases such as multi-layered when describing plots of novels usually leave me cold, but Tanya Moir's second-up is certainly that and almost hypnotically so . . ." - Otago Daily Times
"had me hooked from page one . . . clever, funny, disturbing and dark . . . a highly skilled writer hitting her strides" - Australian Woman's Weekly
"beguiling" - Paul Little, North & South
"A wicked pleasure and no mistake." - Mike Fallow, Southland Times
"When [novels] are written as well as this one is, with as much energy and style, the result is a rare treat . . . Tanya Moir weaves a story as rich, intricate and colourful as a tapestry. It is briskly told and is deeply, satisfyingly good . . . Moir is clearly a New Zealand writer to watch." - Joan Curry, Dominion Post Weekend
"It is superbly written . . . This is a novel to savour and an author to watch." - Elizabeth Winter, Saturday Express
Yvonne
March 2013
ReportA fascinating look at how family idiosyncrasies and traits, as well as genetics can be passed through a family and the influences they have on the now and the future. Through multiple generations the story swirls around you like a vortex drawing you in.
Harriet
February 2013
ReportThis novel shows an exciting development in Tanya's writing, her style is more lyrical, she tackles different voices, she intersects past with present. The novel displays a wonderful black humour, which carries you along into darker, more serious territory. It's both thought-provoking and entertaining, full of diverse elements and intriguing characters and there's even a touch of a love story.