In Tasmania

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Synopsis
From the renowned British author of The Dancer Upstairs comes this &“meticulous, lyrical history&” of the remote island and his family&’s connection to it (Publishers Weekly). Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as &“one of the best English novelists of our time,&” Nicholas Shakespeare decided to move to Tasmania after falling in love with its exceptional beauty. Only later did he discover a cache of letters that revealed a deep and complicated family connection to the island. They were written by an ancestor as corrupt as he was colorful: Anthony Fenn Kemp (1773–1868), the so-called Father of Tasmania. Then Shakespeare discovered more unknown Tasmanian relations: A pair of spinsters who had never left their farm except once, in 1947, to buy shoes. Their journal recounted a saga beginning in Northern England in the 1890s with a dashing but profligate ancestor who ended his life in the Tasmanian bush. In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare weaves the history of the island with multiple narratives, a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins, and a family of Shakespeares. &“Tasmania is an enigmatic place and Shakespeare captures it with an appreciative eye.&” —The Guardian
Copyright:
2004

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
374 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781468304299
Related ISBNs:
9781585677207
Publisher:
ABRAMS, Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Nicholas Shakespeare
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Australiana
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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