Pieces of a Girl

By Charlotte Wood

Throughout her childhood Ivy is punished for the theft of her mother’s life.

Then Victor arrives suddenly one suburban Sydney summer, and stays, bringing with him the possibility of a father – but also the terrible danger that he might discover June and Ivy’s secret.

Twenty years later, when Ivy is uneasily married to Linford, she searches out Victor. In his house by the beach, past and present collide.

• Year of Publication: 1999
• Genre: Literature
• Audience: Adult