Waterway
Edition: First Australian Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Chipped and worn DJ with some loss. Clean text.
Published in 1938, Waterway is a work of literary fiction by the celebrated Australian author Eleanor Dark, set against the vivid backdrop of Sydney Harbour over the course of a single day. The novel chronicles the intersecting lives of a diverse cast of characters — passengers, workers, and dreamers — whose paths converge on the water, weaving together their private anxieties, desires, and social tensions. Dark masterfully illustrates the fault lines of class, gender, and identity in pre-war Australian society, presenting an intimate portrait of a nation quietly grappling with its own contradictions. Written with lyrical precision and psychological depth, the narrative moves between interior monologue and sweeping social observation, cementing Dark's reputation as one of Australia's most sophisticated modernist voices. Waterway stands as a compelling and richly textured meditation on community, isolation, and the currents — both literal and emotional — that bind human lives together.
Description
Edition: First Australian Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Chipped and worn DJ with some loss. Clean text.
Published in 1938, Waterway is a work of literary fiction by the celebrated Australian author Eleanor Dark, set against the vivid backdrop of Sydney Harbour over the course of a single day. The novel chronicles the intersecting lives of a diverse cast of characters — passengers, workers, and dreamers — whose paths converge on the water, weaving together their private anxieties, desires, and social tensions. Dark masterfully illustrates the fault lines of class, gender, and identity in pre-war Australian society, presenting an intimate portrait of a nation quietly grappling with its own contradictions. Written with lyrical precision and psychological depth, the narrative moves between interior monologue and sweeping social observation, cementing Dark's reputation as one of Australia's most sophisticated modernist voices. Waterway stands as a compelling and richly textured meditation on community, isolation, and the currents — both literal and emotional — that bind human lives together.
