Snip Freeman is a painter with a waitressing problem, a wanderer in search of her past. She'll visit a place, find a man and a studio and a scrap of a job, until the zing of uncertainty pulls her on. She is anchored nowhere, touches the earth lightly. Then she turns her back on a drowning man. And suddenly she has reason to stay put.
Taking up Shiver's theme of women in tough places, Cleave illuminates the troubled relationship between wandering and settling, belonging and freedom, parents and children, partners and lovers; between white and black, secretive silences and the truth. It is a novel of great power and lyricism.
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"Unlike Ben Guterson I don't think Gemmell went on too much about Snip's 'desperado ruthlesness'. If you're alone for long enough, sometimes you cope in the manner described and it is a big part of you. " — Dymphna (4 out of 5 stars)
"Unlike Ben Guterson I don't think Gemmell went on too much about Snip's 'desperado ruthlesness'. If you're alone for long enough, sometimes you cope in the manner described and it is a big part of you. "
" I didn't like this book and couldn't finish it. "
" Unlike Ben Guterson I don't think Gemmell went on too much about Snip's 'desperado ruthlesness'. If you're alone for long enough, sometimes you cope in the manner described and it is a big part of you. "
" There's some wonderful writing in this book and Snip is a compelling character. However, by the end, I felt the insight into Snip was beginning to feel repetitious. Still, I enjoyed the book and the Australian setting. "
" Eased me into Aussie slang on the way down from Phnom Penh. My third consecutive book dealing with starvation. "
" Excellent story of the blossoming of a REAL woman. Interesting intro to Australian culture - white and aboriginal. Very quotable. "
" This book is a fictional story about an amazing journey of the characters. All about what love really is. "
Nikki Gemmell is the author of several acclaimed novels, including Shiver, Cleave, The Book of Rapture, and With My Body. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her family.
Kate Hosking, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an Australian singer, actor, dancer, and choreographer.
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