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    The Life to Come: A Novel

    By Michelle de Kretser

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  • de Kretser is a master of immersive detail; she tells her story as much through a series of intimately recalled, gorgeously memorable images as she does her charming cast of characters
  • The Life to Come weaves together the loosely connected lives of characters, roaming widely across the globe (from Australia to France to Sri Lanka) and between the present and memories of shared (and hidden) pasts
  • The Life to Come is peppered with delightfully smart and funny observations about culture, human behavior and relationships, while remaining sensitive to resonant issues like immigration, class, and women's critical reception in the arts
  • A strong choice for libraries, book clubs, and reading groups; ideal for National Reading Group Month
  • Catapult published de Kretser's novella, Springtime, in Spring 2016, to critical acclaim in the NYTBR, Star Tribune, Toronto Star, and more; we expect similar critical attention for her new novel
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCatapult
    Release dateMar 1, 2018
    ISBN9781936787838
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    Michelle de Kretser

    Michelle De Kretser was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was a teenager, and she was educated in Melbourne and Paris. She is the author of five previous novels, including the Miles Franklin Award winners Questions of Travel and The Life to Come and the Man Booker Prize long-listed The Lost Dog. An honorary associate of the English department at the University of Sydney, she lives with her partner, the poet and translator Chris Andrews, in Sydney.

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    • 3/5
      The writing draws attention to itself. The narration is sardonic, and permeated with dislike for the characters.
    • 4/5
      A plot line little confusing, but some great descriptions of Australians and writers, and insightful and thought provoking characterisations.
    • 3/5
      Stages of life portrayed through sveral short stories but all connected by one character who appears in each. Is there a point or main time to the stories? Hard to say. They were ok, but not terribly gripping.