Matryoshka by Katherine Johnson (Signed)

The award-winning author of The Better Son is back with
Matryoshka - a beautifully written and haunting tale
of family, secrets, violence and refuge, set against the
breathtaking backdrop of Tasmania.

When Sara Rose returns to live in her recently
deceased grandmother's Tasmanian cottage, her past and that of her
mother and grandmother is ever present. Sara's grandmother, Nina
Barsova, a Russian post-war immigrant, lovingly raised Sara in the
cottage at the foot of Mt Wellington but without ever explaining why
Sara's own mother, Helena, abandoned her as a baby.

Sara, a geneticist, also longs to know the identity of
her father, and Helena won't tell her. Now, estranged not only
from her mother, but also from her husband, Sara raises her
daughter, Ellie, with a central wish to spare her the same
feeling of abandonment that she experienced as a child.

When Sara meets an Afghani refugee separated from his beloved
wife and family, she decides to try to repair relations with Helena
- but when a lie told by her grandmother years before begins to
unravel, a darker truth than she could ever imagine is revealed.

Matryoshka is a haunting and beautifully written story about
the power of maternal love, and the danger of secrets passed
down through generations.

Signed by author

Genres: Contemporary Fiction - Australia - Tasmania - Australian Author
Condition: Very good
Published: 2018 by Ventura Press
Pages: 319
ISBN: 9781925384635
Weight: 450g