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'Is it tautological to describe a work of fiction as ‘family Gothic’? After all, there’s nothing more inherently Gothic than the family politic: a hierarchical structure ruled by a patriarch, as intolerant of transgression as it is fascinated by it, sustaining itself through a clear us/them divide, all the while proclaiming, ‘The blood is the life.’ Yet three new Australian novels Gothicise the family politic by exaggerating, each to the point of melodrama, just how dangerous a family can become when its constituents turn against one another.' (Introduction)
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Houses of Unreason : A Triptych of Gothic Novels
Australian Book Review
Review of:
- The Serpent's Skin 2021 single work novel
- Other People's Houses 2021 single work novel
- Sargasso 2021 single work novel
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