
The Labyrinth
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Narrated by:
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Danielle Carter
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By:
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Amanda Lohrey
About this listen
The Labyrinth is a hypnotic story of guilt and denial, of the fraught relationship between parents and children, that is also a meditation on how art can both be ruthlessly destructive and restore sanity.
Erica Marsden’s son, an artist, has been imprisoned for homicidal negligence. In a state of grief, Erica cuts off all ties to family and friends, and retreats to a quiet hamlet on the south-east coast near the prison where he is serving his sentence.
There, in a rundown shack, she obsesses over creating a labyrinth by the ocean. To build it - to find a way out of her quandary - Erica will need the help of strangers. And that will require her to trust and to reckon with her past.
©2020 Amanda Lohrey (P)2021 Bolinda PublishingCritic Reviews
"Iridescent.... The Labyrinth is a nuanced and engrossing novel of bread and bones broken, the trace and rack of violence and threads that lead the way out of exile." (Saturday Paper)
"The pace of the book reflects the contemplative nature of walking a labyrinth, both the inner one and the physical one that mirrors it." (The Herald Sun)
"A deeply meditative book.... [Amanda Lohrey’s] writing here is beautifully layered, rich in imagery and meaning, without ever being laboured.... The Labyrinth offers a pull towards the unknown and a comfort in solitude." (Guardian)
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Beautiful but somehow unsatisfying
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The Labyrinth
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Few books have I rewound so many times as I hang onto each word
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A meditative journey
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Brilliant
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The narrator has a gift of playing each character too. Well done!
Compelling and captivating
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Mystical
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Intriguing story.
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Beautifully written but with an unfinished feel.
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