The Art of Taxidermy

By - Kernot, Sharon

Floor - Floor 3

Published - The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne, Victoria, 2018

ISBN 10 - 1925603741

ISBN 13 - 9781925603743

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Grief

Shelf No - 9

Call Number - 823.92 KER

Physical Description - 231 pages ; 20 cm

Book Information

• Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize, The Art of Taxidermy is a lyrical YA verse novel exploring love and grief and the strange and wonderful art of taxidermy • Lottie, the daughter of German migrants, develops a fascination for death after losing her mother at a young age. When Lottie begins collecting dead animals, her aunt tries to redirect her energies into more 'feminine' activities, but her father encourages her interest believing she has a scientist's curiosity • A novel that explores ideas of beauty and art, and of finding comfort in unexpected places • For fans of Steven Herrick, The Art of Taxidermy deals with complex and mature themes such as grief and loss, and the different ways people find to deal with them • Touches on wartime prejudice, Aboriginality, loneliness and friendship in a delicate and sensitive way • Sharon Kernot is a writer and poet based in Mount Barker, Adelaide • For ages 13+

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