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The Children'S Bach: A Novel,Used
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The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Now in a new edition with a foreword by Rumaan Alam, a modern classic from one of Australias greatest writers 'Its high time American readers knew her generous, categorydefying imagination.'New York Times'The Childrens Bach is [Garners] masterpiece.'Public BooksSet in suburban Melbourne in the early 1980s, The Childrens Bach centers on Dexter and Athena Fox, their two sons, and the insulated world theyve built together. Despite the routine challenges of domestic life, they are largely happy. But when a friend from Dexters past resurfaces and introduces the couple to the citys bohemian undergroundunbound by routine and driven by desireAthena begins to wonder if life might hold more for her, and the tenuous bonds that tie the Foxes together start to fray.A literary institution in Australia, Helen Garners perfectly formed novels embody the tumultuous 1970s and 1980s. Drawn on a small canvas and with a subtle musical backdrop, The Childrens Bach is a jewel (Ben Lerner) within Garners revered catalogue, a beloved work that solidified her place among the masters of modern letters, a finely etched masterpiece that weighs the burdens of commitment against the costs of liberation.
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