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The straysEmily Bitto

The strays

256 pagesFirst published 20149 editions
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On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends one of the daughters of infamous avant-garde painter Evan Trentham. He and his wife are trying to escape the stifling conservatism of 1930s Australia by inviting other like-minded artists to live and work at their family home. Lily becomes infatuated with this wild, makeshift family and longs to truly be part of it. As the years pass, Lily observes the way the lives of these artists come to reflect the same themes as their art: Faustian bargains and spectacular falls from grace. Yet it's not Evan, but his daughters, who pay the price for his…

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Editions

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionGrand Central Publishing20182569781455537716
EditionTwelve20172409781455537723
EditionHamish Hamilton2017—9780670070084
EditionGrand Central Publishing2017—9781478970972
EditionGrand Central Publishing20172569781455537709
EditionLegend Press20162889781785079528
EditionLegend Press20162569781785079511
EditionAffirm Press20142909781922213211
EditionAffirm Press2014—9781922213389
FictionChildren of artistsAmbitionCommunal livingDysfunctional familiesFiction, coming of ageFiction, historicalFiction, family life