Scission

by Tim Winton

Book Overview

In Scission , Tim Winton's first collection of short stories, the world he paints is often harsh and disturbing, inhabited by isolated, unforgiving characters. It is a world at once familiar, filled with the trappings of home and family, and yet also strangely twisted; a world where casual brutality and unexpected death are never far from the surface. Evident in a young girl's violent temper once the eggs she has so jealously guarded finally hatch,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0330412604
• ISBN13: 9780330412605
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.