Description
Leonora, an English school teacher, has relocated to Melbourne and falls in love with Margaret, a fellow female teacher who three years later dies of cancer. While still grieving for Margaret, Leonora meets and befriends Anna, the Polish woman who lives next door. Leonora becomes increasingly involved with Anna and her family and has a strong influence on Anna’s daughter Lydia, introducing her to literature and art.
Crimson Light Polished Wood is a novel about the ways we all long for acceptance and the ways in which those we might feel most in touch with – including parents, siblings and mentors – can often have very different values and views about us. It is a haunting and beautiful work about art, gender, disappointment, understanding and ultimately celebration.
