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Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame · Booklabria

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Owls Do Cry

BiographySocial life and customs

Owls Do Cry

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First published: 1957
Editions: 39 in 9 languages

Synopsis

Set in provincial, pre-1940 New Zealand, this novel explores the Withers family and in particular Daphne. When one of Daphne's sisters, Francie, dies at the rubbish dump where the children search for treasure, a crisis is provoked which leads Daphne to a mental asylum where she is given shock treatment. Her voice from 'the Dead Room' haunts the novel with its poetic insights.

Subjects: Biography
Social life and customs
Historical
Families
Manners and customs
Mental illness
Time: 20th Century
Characters: Janet Frame

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39 in 9 languages

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English19 German6 French3 Dutch2 All 9 languages

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