Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, Random House Australia, $24.95.
My husband recommended this to me after he had read it when we were away travelling two years ago. It shattered me!
The central character makes a massive error in judgement and is literally disgraced and cast out of his place of work, and goes away to spend time with his independent daughter on her farm in South Africa.
Beautifully written, complex, haunting, morally ambiguous, desperately sad and also a great tribute to human stoicism and spirit.
I love that the central character is so flawed and, at times, unsympathetic, yet so true and understandable. It also paints an unforgettable vision of modern South Africa.
Actress Kat Stewart appears in Offspring on Network Ten.
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