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Loading... The iron mouthby Beryl Fletcher
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A novel which follows the narrator, a film-maker, through the process of writing a script. As the script progresses her life begins to take on elements from the script, and with the central motif of her work being Helen of Troy, the lives of all those around her take on a new meaning. No library descriptions found. |
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Khryse, a film-maker is writing a script loosely based on the Iliad. As she progresses the lives of her flatmates
provide material for her script. Elena seeks refuge from her violent husband with daughter Hermione and discovers a surprising co-incidence. Audrey finds her relationship with Joff is becoming an obsession. Brissie is having an affair with her boss, Khryse's uncle and when Finn's lover dies tragically, Finn turns to Dolly, Audrey's Mum for comfort.
This is a rollicking read while also observing the evolving lives of women in New Zealand in the 1980's.
I especially enjoyed the familiar setting of Auckland, Raglan, the Coromandel and particularly Te Aroha, where we lived for the first seven years of married life. (