Family Madness

Inspired by a true incident, this powerful and disturbing novel focuses on Rudi Kabbel, a survivor of Nazi-occupied Belorussia, and Terry Delaney, a young Australian rugby player who falls in love with Kabbel's daughter. With the optimism and innocence of those unscathed by war, Delaney gropes to understand Kabbel's outlook on life and all too slowly grasps its implications.

About the author

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published more than thirty 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. 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.

Summary

A dramatic novel about a tragedy in Australia in 1984 which had its roots in Eastern Europe and World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Keneally, Keneally Thomas
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 09.08.2001
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780340394595
• ISBN: 978-0-340-39459-5
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 2.4 cm
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