{"product_id":"9781761153983","title":"Catching the Light","description":"Author: Joanna Horton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761153983\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ultimo Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Powerful and mesmerising, \u003ci\u003eCatching the Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant portrait of the ways we are consumed by motherhood, art and the yearning for self.’\u003cb\u003e—Shankari Chandran, Miles Franklin award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘Immediately gripping and thrillingly nuanced, this is a novel you’ll devour in a rush and then savour for a long, long time.’\u003cb\u003e—Diana Reid, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove \u0026amp; Virtue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigns of Damage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater, sand, hills, sky: the painter was out at sea, looking towards the shore. Impossible to say whether he was coming in or going out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sylvie, a single mother yearning for a creative spark, meets Michael, a renowned painter, she feels something she hasn’t felt in years. Impulsively she decides to uproot her life and move to Isaiah, an artists’ colony, with her teenage daughter, Alice.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n To Sylvie, Isaiah seems to offer a second chance at the things she’s sacrificed—freedom, love and art—but her relationship with Michael begins to affect the closeness she once had with her daughter. Without her mother’s knowledge, Alice engages in an act of teenage defiance that will shape both their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, Alice, a PhD student, is sought out by Caroline, an art historian researching Michael for a retrospective of his work. As their conversations tease out long-buried memories, Alice grapples with her past and Caroline’s hidden agenda.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSometimes it’s all a matter of perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eCATCHING THE LIGHT\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘For fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Strays\u003c\/i\u003e by Emily Bitto and \u003ci\u003eThe Goldfinch\u003c\/i\u003e by Donna Tartt.’\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘Horton sets up a dramatic contrast between Sylvie and Alice's perspectives, underscoring the flaws in their relationship, layering love with the guilt and betrayal they each harbour.’\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003ci\u003eCatching The Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning work of fiction, at once bold and intricately woven. An enthralling read.’\u003cb\u003e—Eliza Henry-Jones, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalt and Skin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003ci\u003eCatching the Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, adventurous novel about complicated and enduring love. A smart, stunning portrait of parenthood and mother-daughter bonds. Horton's writing is captivating, lush, and incredibly moving.’\u003cb\u003e—Laura Elvery, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrick of the Light \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrdinary Matter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘A nuanced dissection of art, morality and motherhood. Joanna Horton holds these principles to the light and shakes loose their unspeakable truths’\u003cb\u003e—Adriane Howell, author of \u003ci\u003eHydra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘This is a beautiful novel. It is at once subtle and expansive, shifting across place and time without simplifying or overstating complications of memory and perspective. It is evocative and moving, gently weaving many threads together.’\u003cb\u003e—Anna Kate Blair, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Modern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eBETWEEN YOU AND ME\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It’s the language of this nuanced novel that did it … \u003ci\u003eBetween You and Me\u003c\/i\u003e lingers in my mind’\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Joanna Horton's debut is strong on female friendship, and she creates a crisp, effortlessly authentic narrative voice’\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A novel that deftly explores the uncomfortable grey areas of power, privilege and control. \u003ci\u003eBetween You and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a compulsive read about how the choices we make (and those made for us) ripple into the future. At once unsettling and totally captivating.’\u003cb\u003e—Natasha Sholl, author of \u003ci\u003eFound, Wanting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I absolutely loved it. The characters felt both deeply familiar and also intriguingly complex and unknowable. An engaging and evocative read that I can't stop thinking about.’\u003cb\u003e—Eliza Henry-Jones, author of\u003ci\u003e Salt and Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518546628766,"sku":"TLD-9781761153983","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761153983.jpg?v=1771202617","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761153983","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}