Camille's Bread

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Camille's Bread
Author Amanda Lohrey
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Publisher Angus and Robertson
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint
Pages277 pp.
Awards1996 ALS Gold Medal winner
ISBN 0207188432
Preceded byThe Reading Group 
Followed byThe Philosopher's Doll 

Camille's Bread (1995) is a novel by Australian writer Amanda Lohrey. It was originally published by Angus and Robertson in Australia in 1995. [1]

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Synopsis

Narita is a single-mother of Camille, living in Sydney, when she meets Stephen, a public servant who is seeking a change of lifestyle.

Publishing history

After its initial publication in Australia by Angus and Robertson in 1995, [2] the novel was reprinted by the same company in 1996. [3]

Epigraph

Critical reception

Writing in The Sydney Morning Herald reviewer Morag Fraser commented: "Amanda Lohrey's Camille's Bread is all domestic interiors and friction over ritual." She then went on to note that "..random riches at the novel's edges make you speculate that Lohrey has other novels in her that will prove riskier and more grand." [4]

In The Age Lyn McCredden wrote: "It is the sheer glory of the novel that its understated humor and subtle neo-realism deliver a feast of contemporary vignettes and characters. Each scene totters deliciously on the brink of farce but is pulled back into the narrative." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Austlit — Camille's Bread by Amanda Lohrey 1995". Austlit. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Camille's Bread (A&R 1995)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Camille's Bread (A&R 1996)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Quiet horrors among the polished spoons". Sydney Morning Herald, 30 September 1995, p12A. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Great writing lift women's novels out of their label". The Age, 12 November 1995, p44. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Motherhood, love and food dazzle judges". Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October 1996, p8. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "A spirit rekindled". The Age, 12 June 1996, p13. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Amanda's Bread". The Age, 20 October 1966. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Amanda Lohrey Camille's Bread"". The Age, 5 January 1996, p9. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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