The River Wife was originally published in 2009 - Heather's third novel. The River Wife is an adult fairy tale about rivers, time and the mystery of love. A book that delves into the nature of story itself, language, landscape and the limitations of a human life.
Wilson James, a once successful author, arrives at a house deep in the remote central highlands of Tasmania intending to write his next novel. There he meets a woman who mystifies him and all he has held to be true about the world begins to unravel. What would we give up for the person we love?
The Age said about it - 'A celebration of the beauty of nature and the enduring power of story.'
Readings said 'The River Wife holds stories within stories and they are all woven together with a compassionate and unique hand.'
The Canberra Times said 'A cool and luscious fable of love ...elegiac and profound.'
The River Wife is a rare thing in Australian literature - magical realism.
It won the International Varuna Eleanor Dark Fellowship as an unfinished manuscript which took Heather to Scotland for a month back in 2007 as part of the UNESCO Edinburgh City of Literature program. The River Wife has accumulated a particularly passionate group of readers over the years
If you haven't yet read this one yet, immerse yourself in a story of love, water and belonging.
This new series published by Allen & Unwin is designed by the brilliant Sandy Cull and featuring the cyanotype art by British artist Will Creech.
