Image from Coce

Mandarin summer : a novel / by Fiona Kidman.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa:Auckland, N.Z. : Heinemann, 1981.Whakaahuatanga: 184 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0868636657
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • NZ823.2 19
Summary: Mandarin Summer (1981) was Fiona Kidman’s second novel, following on from her ground-breaking first novel, A Breed of Women, (1979) which broke social taboos about mixed-race relationships in New Zealand. Mandarin Summer is an interesting book because it shows Kidman early in her impressive career as a writer, experimenting with her writing style and again being unafraid to tackle taboo topics.Summary: "The year is 1946. Constance Freeman and her eleven-year-old daughter travel to a small Northland community to join Constance's husband Luke who has purchased land, unseen from Brigadier Frederick Barnsley. Forced by circumstance to live and work at Carlyle House the Freemans become more and more deeply enmeshed in the incestuous lives of the Barnsleys and the unlikely members of their household. The bizarre unfolding of events will haunt Emily for the rest of her days."--Publisher description.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Ngā puringa
Momo tuemi Tauwāhi onāianei Kohinga Tau karanga Tau tārua Tūnga Rā oti Waeherepae Ngā puringa tuemi
Stack Stratford Fiction KID (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) 1 Wātea (Available) A00037714
Ngā puringa katoa: 0

Mandarin Summer (1981) was Fiona Kidman’s second novel, following on from her ground-breaking first novel, A Breed of Women, (1979) which broke social taboos about mixed-race relationships in New Zealand. Mandarin Summer is an interesting book because it shows Kidman early in her impressive career as a writer, experimenting with her writing style and again being unafraid to tackle taboo topics.

"The year is 1946. Constance Freeman and her eleven-year-old daughter travel to a small Northland community to join Constance's husband Luke who has purchased land, unseen from Brigadier Frederick Barnsley. Forced by circumstance to live and work at Carlyle House the Freemans become more and more deeply enmeshed in the incestuous lives of the Barnsleys and the unlikely members of their household. The bizarre unfolding of events will haunt Emily for the rest of her days."--Publisher description.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

©South Taranaki District Council

Contact us