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The Aunt's Story

Patrick White

With the death of her mother middle-aged Theodora Goodman contemplates the desert of her life. Freed from the trammels of convention she leaves Australia for a European tour and becomes involved with the residents of a small French hotel. But creating other people's lives even in love and pity can lead to madness. Her ability to reconcile joy and sorrow is an unbearable torture to her. On the journey home Theodora finds there is little to choose between the reality of illusion and the illusion of reality. She looks for peace even if it is beyond the borders of insanity...

GenresEnglish fictionAustralia

286 pages, 8 editions

English edition · First published 1948 by Vintage · ISBN 9780099324010

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Editions

8 editions

English

  • The Aunt's Story · Vintage · 1994 · ISBN 9780099324010 This page
  • The Aunt's Story · ABC Audio · 2019 · ISBN 9781489488220
  • The Aunt's Story · Penguin Canada · 2018 · ISBN 9780143791027
  • The Aunt's Story · Random House · 2011 · ISBN 9781446435113
  • The Aunt's Story · Penguin · 1976 · ISBN 9780140041453
  • The Aunt's Story · Penguin · 1963 · ISBN 9780140700053
  • The Aunt's Story · Penguin Books · 1962 · ISBN 9780670001064
  • The Aunt's Story · The Viking Press · 1948 · ISBN 9780670141685

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