The Pages

The Pages

Summary

What are The Pages?

On a family sheep station in the interior of Australia, a brother and sister work the property while their reclusive brother, Wesley Antill, spends years toiling away in one of the sheds, writing a philosophy.

Now he has died. Erica, a philosopher, is sent from Sydney to appraise his work. Accompanying her is Sophie, who needs a distraction from a string of failed relationships. Her field is psychoanalysis. These two women, each with different views of the world, face a situation they have not experienced before, with surprising results.

Reviews

  • The novel's pleasures... mostly reside in its formal arrangement and Bail's brilliantly distilled, and witty prose
    Times Literary Supplement

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Murray Bail

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