Record Number |
22410 |
ISBN |
9781761151781 (Paperback) |
Location |
F BRA |
Author |
Brabon, Katherine, 1987-, (author). |
Title |
Body friend / Katherine Brabon. |
Published |
Gadigal Country ; Ultimo, NSW : Ultimo Press, 2023. |
Collation |
249 pages ; 24 cm. |
Content types |
text |
Carrier type |
volume |
General Note |
Shortlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize. |
Summary Note |
"A woman leaves the hospital after an operation and starts swimming in a pool in Melbourne's inner suburbs. There she meets Frida, who is uncannily like her in her experience of illness. Soon after, she meets another woman in a local park, Sylvia, who sees her pain and encourages her to rest. The two friends seem to be polar opposites: Frida adores the pool and the natural world, Sylvia clings to the protection of interior worlds. What begins as two seemingly simple friendships is challenged by what each woman asks of her, of themselves, and their bodies." - Back cover. |
Target Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General. |
Awards Note |
The Stella Prize (AUS) (Shortlist - 2024) |
Subject |
Novel -- English -- Australia -- 21st century -- Texts |
Self-actualisation (Psychology) -- Fiction |
Healing -- fiction |
Chronically ill -- Fiction |
Healing in literature |
Australian fiction |
Pain -- Fiction |
Swimming pools -- Fiction |
Rest -- Fiction |
Surgery -- Fiction |
Mind and body -- Fiction |
Female friendship -- Fiction |
Australian fiction |
Friendship |