Rhubarb

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

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Written by the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee, Rhubarb is a moving, tender sort-of-love story about two people whose worlds are bound by limitations real and imagined. Eleanor Rigby is going nowhere slowly. Accompanied by her loyal guide dog, Warren, she wanders through the familiar streets of Fremantle, searching for something she can't define. Guarded and stubbornly independent, Eleanor finds herself unraveled when she hears the plaintive sound of an instrument on the breeze. She follows it to its source- Ewan Dempsey, a reclusive and compulsive maker and player of cellos.

Reviews

'... the novel has the charm of early work such as Gustave Flaubert's Novembre and Jack Kerouac's The Subterraneans.' --The Weekend Australian

' ... both sad and hilarious ... a daring and moving work.' --The West Australian

'Written with wry humour and great depth of perception, this moving and often hilarious novel is a must-read.' --Melbourne Weekly

Author Bio

Craig Silvey is an author and screenwriter from Fremantle, Western Australia. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Rhubarb, was published in 2004. His bestselling second novel, Jasper Jones, was released in 2009 and is considered a modern Australian classic. His third novel, Honeybee, was released in 2020.