Essential text ENGL 103 semester 2, 2023
So the day promised fair, and the sea lay like a quilt with the waves tucked under, and the trees wavering like leafless water, cut to fit from a transparent block of blue air and frost. Owls Do Cry tells the story of the Withers family- Francie, who is twelve and about to start work at the woollen mills, hard drudgery sweetened with the thrill of riding a bike to work; Toby, who would rather play at the dump than go to school, where the dark velvet cloak of epilepsy often wraps itself around him; Chicks, the youngest; and Daphne, whose rich poetic way of seeing the world leads to a heartbreaking life in institutions. Janet Frame writes of hardship, poverty and tragedy with beauty and a deep sensitivity. Owls Do Cry is a poetic masterpiece.
ISBN: 9781922147899
Publication date: 28/05/2014
Price: $17.99
RRP: $17.99
Format: Paperback
Available stock: 1
Publishing status: Active
Author: Frame, Janet
Series: Text Classics
Imprint: Text Publishing (Aust)
