Scented Gardens for the Blind

by Janet Frame

Book Overview

New Zealand author Janet Frame a gift for psychological analogy. In Scented Gardens for the Blind, Erlene lives silently inside her mind, communicating only with imaginary Uncle Black Beetle. Her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807609854
• ISBN13: 9780807609859
• Release Date: September 1980
• Publisher: George Braziller
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful

I know, i'm a loser. I wasn't aware of Janet Frame until I saw "Angel at My Table." Better late... The strange and estranged life of the Glace family, all sensory-deprived-- father Edward has left wife and daughter and now spends his time studying the geneology of another family, daughter Erlene has gone mute, and wife Vera has gone blind. Each character lives in a lush world of their own making, never quite understanding what the others want of them. Frame's writing is right on target--she never wastes a word.