- Paperback: 356 pages
- Publisher: McArthur & Company / Not Applicable; New edition edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0753806762
- ISBN-13: 978-0753806760
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 299 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,044,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazing!, Jan 5 2002
By John Kirk - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pure Weight of the Heart (Paperback)
I was just totally spellbound. This novel has everything you could want from a piece of fiction - color, pace, beauty, and a fantastic (unique?) use of language which reminded me of Nabokov and Bellow. The portrait of the tragedies that unfold within the family is just incredible. I really recommend this.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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International Review Coverage, May 23 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pure Weight of the Heart (Paperback)
"The detail of the fiction verges on social reality - a warts and all rundown on Australian, American and UK society ... an erotic journey of self-acknowledgment." Harper's Bazaar "A brilliant first novel." Cosmopolitan
"Multi-layered and shimmering." Liquid Space Digital
"Beautiful ... Florid and ornamental, lavish and extravagant ... a love story." The Daily Telegraph
"A triumph as a work of fiction." The Brisbane News
"Gambotto writes with great sensitivity and also has a keen eye for satire, which she uses to great effect." Tatler
"Rich, often infuriating, often ungraspable, often highly satisfying ... A novel of considerable gusto and daring." The Age
"Sharply observant and at times almost brutal, she has an exquisite ability to dissect pomp and vanity. A brilliant read." Fairlady
"Fierce ... Gambotto has successfully combined humour, sarcasm and insight to write a novel that cuts through the polished facade..." The Herald Sun
"Gambotto has hit on a winning formula - all life's excesses and vicissitudes are no match for her main character." The Morning Bulletin
"A Victorian gothic moral tale crossed with Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives." Inside Melbourne
"This novel has it all - sex (lots and lots), adultery, murder, drugs, breakdowns and child abuse - with all the action... Cleo
"Gambotto possesses a major literary talent." Who
"You will certainly learn things from this book." The Times
"Gambotto's use of imagery and metaphor thus transcends most popular literature ... incisive." The Mensa International Journal
"The empathy and passion of a Bronte novel." The Perth Sunday Times
"Brilliant! Move over, Anais Nin!" The Sydney Morning Herald
"Dynasty written by a young Martin Amis on speed - full of gilded aristocrats, spleen and sex ..." Tempo
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