Conditions of Faith by Alex Miller
An amazing book; a compulsively readable story composed by an award-winning author of brilliant, subtle, compassionate and intelligent language.
When Alex Miller's mother died she left him her fragmentary journal from the 1920s. Inspired by her exotic tales as a young woman living in Paris and this entree into her emotional life, Miller has written Conditions of Faith.
With university behind her, Emily Stanton finds herself on the threshold of life. Introduced to a Scottish engineer, the exoticism of his life in Paris beckons, and she leaves her family home in twenties Melbourne to become his wife. But far from providing answers, her conventional marriage awakens in her an ardent desire to find a reason for living beyond that of simply wife and mother, a desire that leads her to flirt with risk, passion and unorthodox friendships, and carries her to Tunisia on a journey of self-questioning and intellectual reawakening.
Through the lives of a rich cast of characters, Conditions of Faith compassionately and subtly explores the problem of a reason for living. This is the timeless theme of the heart of this beautiful and compelling novel.
Format: Paperback | 420 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 12.9 x 3 | 396g
Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication City/Country: Crows Nest, Australia
Language: English
ISBN10: 1865084859
ISBN13: 9781865084855
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very, very minor scuff marks along the edges, and a single crease running down the left-hand side of the front cover, parallel to the spine, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.