The House Tibet Author:Georgia Savage From one of Australia's finest contemporary writers, an unforgettable novel about being "a girl at war every minute of your life" — "While it was happening, I watched the moon." So begins this story of a young girl, Vicky, who is raped by her father. Reaching out to understand what has happened to her, Vicky finds herself ... more »denied in turn by her mother, grandmother, and aunt. In the sudden terror and confusion of her shattered world, she flees her home and family, taking her autistic brother, James, with her. They join a band of homeless, streetwise children, embark on a series of wild misadventures, and finally end up meeting a wise and compassionate old man in a wondrous place called the House Tibet.
This beautiful and disturbing novel offers a subtle and searing condemnation of the violence that often lies at the heart of the contemporary family and includes some of the most compelling characters the reader will ever meet.« less