The Fig Tree
A Memoir, Autobiography book. As I am a keen genealogist, I thought I would really enjoy this book. But I didn't. It is...
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- Pages: 222 pages
- ISBN: 9781877008238 / 1877008230
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As I am a keen genealogist, I thought I would really enjoy this book. But I didn't. It is descriptively written, but really quite boring. The stories of the family ties weren't deep enough for me. A lovely meditation on life and family from one of our most wonderful storytellers. Zable poetically recalls memories from childhood and takes the reader on a journey through the unsettled and, at times, tragic past of his and his wife's family. The story travels from suburban Melbourne (Australia) to Europe. The nostalgia and yearning for another place and time is palpable. He describes the migrant experience in a...