The China Garden

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The China Garden
Author Kristina Olsson
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Publisher University of Queensland Press
Publication date
March 2009
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages281 pp.
Awards Barbara Jefferis Award, winner 2010
ISBN 9780702236976

The China Garden is a 2009 novel by the Australian author Kristina Olsson. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Laura returns, after many years living overseas, to her coastal home in northern New South Wales to arrange the funeral for her mother Angela.

Critical reception

Writing in The Australian Book Review reviewer Kate McFadyen noted: "There is a symbolic core to The China Garden, but it is far too obvious. Laura has deliberately removed herself from the place of her childhood and all that it represents to her. She works as an arborist among the orchards of Umbria, but her sensitivity is such that she is moved to tears when she prunes fruit trees...A lighter touch might have struck the intended balance between fecundity and menace." [2]

Publishing history

After the novel's initial publication in Australia by University of Queensland Press in 2009, [1] it was reprinted by the same publisher in 2011. [3]

The novel was also translated into German in 2012. [4]

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References

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  2. ""The Diamond Anchor by Jennifer Mills & The China Garden by Kristina Olsson"". The Australian Book Review, June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. "The China Garden by Kristina Olsson (UQP 2011)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. "Austlit — The China Garden by Kristina Olsson". Austlit. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ""Barbara Jefferis Award"". Australian Society of Authors. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Austlit — The China Garden by Kristina Olsson – Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 22 June 2024.