Steeplechase

Author(s): Krissy Kneen

Fiction

I force myself to take the phone away from my ear and search for the last incoming call. I store the number under one word, 'sister'. I know I should have used her name but it is all I can think of in this moment. Sister. My sister just called me and I spoke to her. I imagine the words as if they were written in a book: Twenty-three years later my sister called. Bec Reich is recovering from surgery when Emily calls, so naturally she thinks she is hallucinating. Emily, famous worldwide for her paintings, and also for her schizophrenia, lives in Beijing. But that's not why she hasn't spoken to Bec for so many years. And now she wants Bec to come to China for the opening of her new show. Which would mean revisiting the sinister games and shared delusions of their strange, locked-in childhood. It would mean a risk of hurt; even damage. Or worse.


Product Information

* Author will be interviewed in newspapers such as the Courier Mail and Herald Sun * Author will be interviewed on national and local radio programs such as RN's Books & Arts Daily, ABC Queensland, 3RRR and 4ZZZ * Widespread review coverage in all major newspapers in Australia and New Zealand, including the Australian, Age, SMH, NZ Herald, Courier Mail, Dominion Post and the Listener * Widespread review coverage in literary publications such as ABR, Good Reading and Kill Your Darlings * Budget for bookseller catalogues * Advertising in literary publications such as ABR and the Monthly * Advertising in bookseller newsletters * Featured in Text's newsletter and website * Social media campaign * Early reading copies available to the trade

'Kneen has a rare gift for constructing the most exquisite architectures of narrative and meaning from simple and elegant prose.' -- John Birmingham 'Steeplechase is both disturbing and mesmerising. This is writing that displays incredible emotional depth. Krissy Kneen is an author who writes with generosity and truth.' -- Favel Parrett 'Krissy Kneen's deceptively simple prose careens towards a startling and horrifying denouement; her talent for strikingly vibrant imagery shines...Steeplechase is a departure for Kneen, who is best known for her erotic writing. This novel will appeal to a broader audience, while her fans will continue to relish Kneen's vivid imagery and fearless prose.' Australian Bookseller & Publisher

Krissy Kneen is a bookseller and writer in Brisbane. Her memoir, Affection, was published in 2009 and shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award and the ABIA Award in 2010. Krissy is also the author of the erotic adventure, Triptych, which was published in 2011. Steeplechase is her first non-erotic novel.

General Fields

  • : 9781922079879
  • : Text Publishing Co
  • : The Text Publishing Company
  • : December 2012
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : Australia
  • : March 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Krissy Kneen
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : 823.00
  • : 272