The Fern Tattoo

The Fern Tattoo
Author David Brooks
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Novel
Publisher University of Queensland Press, Australia
Publication date
2007
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 374 pp
ISBN 978-0-7022-3626-6
OCLC 173655618
A823.3 22
LC Class PR9619.3.B715 F47 2007

The Fern Tattoo is a 2007 novel by the Australian author David Brooks.

Dedication

"To my daughter Jessica"

Plot summary

Benedict's mother has recently died; after the funeral he receives a phone call from Mrs. Darling, a friend of his mother's. Benedict visits the old woman in the countryside where she tells him various tales that involve three generations of families. He spends the next several years visiting Mrs. Darling, rearranging his personal plans so he can visit her more often. One day he receives a phone call that Mrs. Darling is dying. He finally learns that the stories she has been telling him have been about his own family.[1]

Epigraph

"Yes, man is broad, too broad indeed. I'd have him narrower." - Dmitri Fyodorovitch Karamazov: The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Awards

Notes

  1. Kevin Rabalais (2007-12-08). "Faced with lies that ring true". The Australian. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  2. "Council NEWS in brief - Local News - News - General - Bega District News". 2008-09-19. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. Lauren Wilson (2008-04-18). "Outsider in mix for Ozlit top gong". The Australian. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-27.


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