Bitterbloom

By Alison Stewart

Subjects: South African literature, Australian literature, apartheid

Description: Georgia Beaumont is 24 when she boards a ship for Australia. Behind her is South Africa, the homeland she loves but can no longer endure. Bitterbloom tells the story of the delicate balance between escape and feelings of guilt and loss; of Georgia's shattering relationships with two men who come close to destroying her. In a passionate and often devastating emotional journey, Georgia must come to terms with her past before she can find peace in a new and hostile land.