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There's a Monster Behind the Door

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1980s' Réunion, monsters lurk beneath the surface of vibrant island life, ready to pounce at the slightest disturbance. Here, the naïve Dessaintes couple make a failing bid for happiness, soon growing jaded and bitter as the orange tree in their front yard. Even so, sprouting defiantly through the cracks of this postcolonial legacy of violence, poverty and intergenerational trauma, the Dessaintes' daughter shows an irrepressible zest for life. Amidst the chaos raging behind and beyond the door of her childhood home, our young narrator stubbornly resists her parents' refrain, 'that's the way it is and that's that!'

Book information

ISBN: 9781739842369
Publisher: Bullaun Press
Imprint: Bullaun Press
Pub date:
Edition: Paperback original
DEWEY: 843.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 202
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 204g
Height: 131mm
Width: 199mm
Spine width: 17mm