The Temperature
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- Synopsis
- A tweet. A storm. A secret. A revelation. In this age of isolation, what brings six very different people together? Fi is about to get fired over a viral tweet. Lexi Bostick is losing her grip on the environmental organisation she&’s devoted decades of her life to. Sidney is avoiding everyone—including the persistent stranger who keeps coming into the café bookstore where she&’s been hiding since she dropped out of her PhD. Govita is living in their studio space illegally and taking ketamine instead of working on their art. Somehow, they&’ve also managed to adopt a dog. Thirty-something single dad Tomas watches too many movies alone at night—visited by memories of the housemate who once made the place feel like a home. And then there&’s Henry, a Vietnam veteran aging out in rural isolation, writing hateful letters to the person he blames for ruining his life … Written with an extraordinary range of understanding, The Temperature is a compelling portrait of life in our fracturing society. Following the award-winning Women I Know, it confirms Katerina Gibson as one of the most ambitious, engaging and significant of our emerging writers. &‘Gibson is a masterful storyteller. These characters became kin, their humanity palpable and familiar. I am obsessed.&’ Ella Baxter, author of New Animal &‘An exquisite, complex and timely novel … With sharp awareness and a wry playfulness, The Temperature explores the questions, connections and devastating truths of the times we find ourselves in.&’ Else Fitzgerald, author of Everything Feels Like the End of the World &‘A smart, tender and sometimes deliciously vicious study of six very different people trying to find their way through broken times.&’ Kate Mildenhall, author of The Hummingbird Effect
- Copyright:
- 2024
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781761426551
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster Australia
- Date of Addition:
- 09/18/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Katerina Gibson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.