A Family Madness

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-one novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels include The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013, Napoleon's Last Island, Crimes of the Father and The Book of Science and Antiquities. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

Title: A Family Madness

Author: Keneally, Thomas

ISBN: 9780340394595

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Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date: 2001-08-09

Number of Pages: 384

Weight: 0.2405 kg

A dark and thrilling novel * Nadine Gordimer, Observer *
A brilliant book * Guardian *
Subtle and gripping * The Sunday Times *
A major Australian work of art . . . a memorable reading experience * Daily Mail *
Thomas Keneally has always been remarkable for the breadth of his vision . . . This is an impressive performance, ingeniously constructed, extremely telling * Daily Telegraph *
A master in fine fettle . . . a brave, brisk book, loud with the lessons of history. * Mail on Sunday *
Thomas Keneally's plots are as pugnacious as his prose * New Statesman *
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 * The Times *