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Oyster
Oyster
Author: Janette Turner Hospital
Two strangers reach an opal mining town in Queensland's outback, where two opposing cultures - the rough diamond, boozing, fiercely individualistic bush folk and the teetotaller, church-going fundamentalists - used to coexist peaceably, until the arrival of the cult messiah, Oyster.
ISBN-13: 9780732281878
ISBN-10: 0732281873
Publication Date: 2/23/2005
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Though the plot of this story is by itself rather simple, the real attraction of this narrative is the skill with which the author draws the reader into the very atmosphere of the setting and into the inner lives of the characters. With a surreal and unsettling accuracy, Ms. Hospital lures the reader into the events and subtly changing shifts in the balance of life in the harsh and unforgiving surrounds of the Australian Outback. Enthusiastically recommended!
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atlgoddess avatar reviewed Oyster on + 13 more book reviews
Dark, complex, and intriguing. With harsh echoes of some of today's headlines resonancing in the background, this story slowly draws you into another place. This is my second book by Ms. Hospital. I look forward to exploring her other books.
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A cult story that reminds of of Jonestown, Waco, and the likes. Evocative prose, story will entrance.