Thunderhead

Sofie Laguna and Laura Jean McKay are two Australian authors who have written books that explore the complexities of suburban life. Laguna's "The Eye of the Sheep" is a black comedy set in suburbia, while McKay's "The Animals in That Country" is a powerful, restless, and irresistible novel. Both books explore the struggles of women in suburban environments.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2024
Publisher: Scribe Publications

‘Darkly funny, astute, timely’ Sofie Laguna, author of The Eye of the Sheep

‘Powerful, restless, irresistible’ Laura Jean McKay, author of The Animals in That Country

A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman’s struggle to be free.

When Winona Dalloway begins her day — in the peaceful early hours before her children, that ‘tiny tornado of little hands and feet’, wake up — she doesn’t know that by the end of it, everything in her world will have changed.

On the outside, Winona is a seemingly unremarkable young mother: unobtrusive, quietly going about her tasks. But within is a vivid, chaotic self, teeming with voices — a mind both wild and precise.

And meanwhile, a storm is brewing …

Weight: 160g
Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915590428