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POSTED: 15 OCTOBER 2011 Janette Turner Hospital, Forecast: Turbulence* These powerful stories are set in both Australia and South Carolina with one story set in Canada — all places where Janette has lived and where violent weather is commonplace. Each story is a transposed version of a real-life occurrence with the weather functioning as a metaphor for cataclysmic emotional events in the lives of the protagonists. The stories feature a compelling and enigmatic cast of characters — a loner obsessed with the beautiful face of a neighbour; a militant religious cult; the mute skipper of a whale-watching boat; a teenager who hasn’t set eyes on his father since the breakdown of his parents’ marriage; the daughters of a charming family man (and paedophile); a child and his grandmother sitting out a hurricane; two vulnerable girls visiting their stepfathers in prison; a young woman deeply ashamed of what her father has become; and the grief-stricken parents of an abducted child. Turner Hospital sensitively weaves their stories of raw emotion, heartbreaking vulnerability and incredible resolve, revealing their quest to hold their centres and maintain equilibrium in a turbulent and uncertain world. *Reproduced as per media release issued by Harper Collins. |
PUBLISHING DETAILS Janette Turner Hospital, Forecast: Turbulence |
