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Set in Brisbane during the stultifying 1950s, and moving to grubby London in the 1970s,
Feather Man is about Sooky who, ignored and misunderstood by her parents, is encouraged to make herself scarce and visit Lionel, their elderly next door neighbour. After initially befriending Sooky, Lionel moves towards violation.
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I read Feather Man once, very quickly, to get the storyline out of the way. I then settled down, and read it a second time, more slowly, more leisurely, just to savor the marvelous poetry. The book is filled with sharply imagined imagery that I could almost touch them. The main character, Sooky, became so very real to me... Rhyll McMaster created her in bold poetic strokes... I was given a dual portrait of both Sooky's internal, and external, lives. It's a great bookclub selection... I read it on Barnes & Noble's online bookclub; the participation was energetic and thought-provoking. Highly recommended.
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