This Devastating Fever

"This Devastating Fever" is a novel of enduring significance and beauty that delves into the past to make sense of the present. Alice is trapped with the ghosts of writers past, and the book is complex, heartfelt, darkly funny, and deeply moving. It is about living through a time that feels like the end of days and finding comfort and answers in the past.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Publisher: Ultimo Press

This novel is truly a masterpiece. Howard Jacobson, a renowned critic, has praised it as "a very good novel." Christos Tsiolkas, the author of "The Slap" and "Barracuda," has also expressed his deep admiration for this work, stating that he loved it. The Sydney Morning Herald has also hailed it as a great novel, describing it as "of enduring significance and enormous beauty."

Sometimes, delving into the past can help us make sense of the present. Alice, a writer in the twenty-first century, had not anticipated spending most of her time writing about Leonard Woolf. However, when she stood on Morell Bridge, watching fireworks explode from the rooftops of Melbourne at the beginning of a new millennium, her thoughts were focused on two things: the fireworks were better in Sydney, and she wondered if Y2K would become a reality. Y2K, as it turned out, was not a thing. But worse disasters were yet to come. Environmental collapse, the resurgence of fascism, wars, a sexual reckoning, and a plague were all on the horizon.

Unsure of what to do, Alice picked up an unfinished project and found herself trapped with the ghosts of writers past. What began as a novel about a member of the Bloomsbury Set transformed into something entirely different. This novel is a complex, heartfelt, darkly funny, and deeply moving exploration of what it's like to live through a time that feels like the end of days. It offers comfort and answers in the past.

Through its intricate narrative and memorable characters, this novel offers a dazzlingly original perspective on the human experience. It explores themes of love, loss, identity, and the search for meaning in a world that seems to be constantly in flux. Alice's journey through the past is both poignant and humorous, and her interactions with the writers she encounters provide insight into the complexities of human nature.

In conclusion, this devastating fever is a remarkable novel that deserves to be read by anyone who appreciates great literature. Its praise from critics, authors, and newspapers alike is a testament to its enduring significance and beauty. By delving into the past, this novel offers us a way to make sense of the present and find hope for the future.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781761151576