Beverley Farmer: 3 books

his is likely to be the last work by Beverley Farmer, one of Australia’s great prose stylists, and a pioneer of women’s writing, in her exploration of feminine concerns, and her use of different literary forms novel, short story, poetry, essay, journal, myth and fairy tale.This Water is a collection...

Explores the nature of grief and mourning, illness and separation, language and silence, and the power of vision and memory to counteract time.

This book has been written for her family by a matriarch who can still recall the times and unique characters who contributed to her early life. It is a personal compilation of anecdotes and stories, descriptions, reflections and old family images recording days long passed and is presented as an homage to those significant people who shared with her their special gift of love.