Erica's Plight. "The Colour of Walls" by Janet Kelly [review]

Thumbnail Image
Files
53.pdf (296.44 KB)
Date
2004-04
Authors
Bantick, Christopher
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Australian Book Review
Rights
Rights Holder
Abstract
In her searing novel, "The Colour of Walls", Janet Kelly writes about child abuse and incest with clarity and understanding. The subject matter alone is disturbing, and the sense of cyclical hopelessness is both enduring and arresting. Still, Kelly brings us to a faintly optimistic resolution. This somewhat redeems an otherwise bleakly realistic story.
Description
Keywords
Australian, Book Reviews, Publishing, Melbourne, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, paedophilia
Citation
Bantick, Christopher 2004. Erica's Plight. Review of "The Colour of Walls" by Janet Kelly. 'Australian Book Review', No 260, April, 53.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2328/377
Collections
No 260 - April, 2004
Flinders Open Access Research