About the Author:
Kristina Olsson is a journalist and the award-winning author of the novels Shell, In One Skin, and The China Garden, and two works of nonfiction, Boy, Lost: A Family Memoir and Kilroy was Here. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.
Review:
Praise for Shell:
“A luminous look at a city at a time of change, a time when the building of the Sydney Opera House was a reach for greatness.”, New York Times
"Olsson masterfully captures the different cultures [the protagonists] come from...Olsson’s writing is beautiful, captivating, and is enough in itself to recommend this book.", New York Journal of Books
"A beguiling, original, and beautifully written imagining of Sydney of the sixties. " -- Gail Jones, award-winning author
“A beautifully crafted novel about a fascinating time in our history. There is a luminous precision in every sentence.” -- Heather Rose, award-winning author of The Museum of Modern Love
“This narrative of war and hope, architecture and yearning, and old and new world, makes Shell a novel of energy and enlightenment, and, to boot, a source of delightful reading.” -- Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List and In the Name of the Father
"War, architecture, guilt, salvation, politics – this book has a little bit of it all...A fascinating look at Australia during the Vietnam War, the creation of the Sydney Opera House, and the ever-present battle between the violence of war and the beauty of art. Recommended.", Historical Novel Society
"Olsson's subtle and nuanced tale displays how deeply the past—or at least one's perception of it—informs life in the present.", Kirkus Reviews
"Olsson's American debut features lyrical writing that brings the cultural upheaval of 1960s Australia vividly to life, and readers who appreciate leisurely paced, thoughtful literary fiction will savor each word of this emotional story of two people—and a country—reckoning with their past and future.", Booklist
"A contemplative story of personal guilt and political upheaval.", Publishers Weekly
"Evocative, learned, and moving.", The Sunday Times
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