The Transit of Venus

Shirley Hazzard (автор)

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'A novel which is besotted by beauty'

- Observer

Two sisters, Grace and Caro Bell, emigrate to England from Australia in the 1920s, in search of new lives.

Within the larger world of ideological clashes and social hunger, the sisters make their individual journeys towards middle age. For Caro, whose destiny is to love and be loved, the price includes betrayal. For Grace, who risks less, knowledge tempered with anguish comes too late.

Through their lovers, marriages, jobs, children - and through their failures - a whole landscape of change and transit can be glimpsed. Luminously and stringently written, characterized by a probing, acerbic intelligence, this vibrant, challenging novel is a brilliant exploration of love and its power to transform and transcend.

'Sumptuous...impeccable'

- The Times

Winner of the USA National Book Critics' Award for the Best Novel of 1980