The underworld
Laguna, Sofie, 1968-2025
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Martha Mullins is a misfit. Her mother is glamorous, aloof and judgemental. Her father, mostly absent. Academic and shy, she finds herself fascinated by the underworld, a place she learns about in Roman mythology classes at school. To Martha, the underworld and its divine inhabitants provide a place of refuge, escape, imagination and desire. How will Martha find her way in the world where she cannot be herself? How will she find a home for the love she feels? The Underworld is a wondrous novel from an award-winning author who wields her considerable powers with assuredness and grace. Funny, brave, insightful and clever, Martha will break your heart - then mend it - many times over.
Main title:
The underworld / Sofie Laguna.
Author:
Laguna, Sofie, 1968-, author
Work:
Imprint:
[Southbank, VIC] : Penguin Books, 2025.©2025
Collation:
373 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781761350771 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
488410