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Cosmo Cosmolino

By: Helen Garner
Narrated by: Kate Hood
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This critically acclaimed work explores the themes of missed opportunities, poor decisions and the never-ending search for meaningful connections.

He straightened his spine, raised his head, and extended his gun arm towards me in a slow, vertical arc. I saw then what he was, and stood still in front of him, for he was here on business. He was a small, serious, stone-eyed angel of mercy.

Janet is a skeptic, a journalist; Maxine revels in New Age fantasies; and Ray, a drifter, is a born-again Christian. The common ground is the house they share. But their fragile domestic balance is about to explode amid the smashing of ukeleles, the unexpected ascension of an angel and a sudden shower of jonquils.

©1992, 2012 Helen Garner, Introduction copyright Ramona Koval (P)2016 Bolinda Publishing Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Urban Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

"I will read every word [Garner] ever writes." ( The Herald Sun)
"Helen Garner writes the best sentences in Australia." ( The Bulletin)
"Garner’s prose is so very pleasant to read – dry, relaxed sentences that calmly reach out towards loveliness...." ( The Guardian)
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The way the words in this book are woven together is effortlessly beautiful. They string you along a road of memories and thoughts of the characters in the story. A mystical pleasure to listen to

Garner is awe inspiring

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Such a delight. Will recommend to everyone I know. Share house mayhem and such authentic characters. Helen writes sheilas and blokes with such awareness and honesty. Most tasteful love scene I have read.

Share house angels

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