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Original Title:	The Transit of Venus
ISBN:	1860491812 (ISBN13: 9781860491818)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Caroline Bell, Grace Bell, Ted Tice, Paul Ivory, Adam Vail, Christian Thrale, Dora Bell, Tertia Drage, Sefton Thrale, Charmian Thrale, Major Bruce Ingot, Cordelia Ware, Josie Vail, Margaret Tice, Angus Dance, Nicholas Cartledge, Clive Leadbetter, Armand Elphinstone, Glad Pomfret, Victor Locker, Ernesto Prata, Gwen Morphew
Setting:	London, England(United Kingdom) Sydney, New South Wales(Australia) New York City, New York(United States) …more England …less
Literary Awards:	PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (1981), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (1980), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (Hardcover) (1982) & (Paperback) (1982)

The Transit of Venus

Shirley Hazzard

Paperback | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 2100 Users | 377 Reviews

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Caro, gallant and adventurous, is one of two Australian sisters who have come to post-war England to seek their fortunes. Courted long and hopelessly by young scientist, Ted Tice, she is to find that love brings passion, sorrow, betrayal and finally hope. The milder Grace seeks fulfilment in an apparently happy marriage. But as the decades pass and the characters weave in and out of each other's lives, love, death and two slow-burning secrets wait in ambush for them.

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Title	:	The Transit of Venus
Author	:	Shirley Hazzard
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	October 5th 1995 by Virago (first published 1980)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Australia. Novels. Classics

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I'm torn about this. The writing is stunning. Her characterizations are sometimes brilliant (I loved her portrayal of Dora, the half-sister and the way she manages to give you a vivid idea of Portia's character without ever really discussing her much). But I found the writing occasionally self-indulgent in its "writerly-ness." Obviously there is a very broad spectrum between "readerly" and "writerly" fiction. And, while I tend to lean towards the latter, it can be easy for a great writer to

Dense, rich, mature, tragic. Theres a heaviness to this book, an emotional weight thats rare, and it had an appalling effect on me. It can almost be described as an emotional horror story, where hard-hearted life itself is the slow killer. Theres a lot to say about it, and Im still processing, so most of my thoughts will go unaired here. But if you want to sink your teeth into something gorgeous, by a writer whose psychological insight is beyond, just superhuman, then make sure you read this

My favorite book ever. My personal gold standard for fiction. Each chapter a gem(may have been a New Yorker short story). Each sentence a marvel.

The writing in this book amazes me. I am reading slowly and savoring it.Now I've read three chapters of Part II The Contacts. Some changes of scene, and the plots develop slowly.Tonight I finished the book, was gripped by the last Part. Karen, you were right. It all comes together at the end. I found out how much I care about all these disparate persons (except Dora).Can anyone tell me, what other Shirley Hazzard books should I read?

Final review (May 7th, 2008)Well, by the end, Hazzard won me over, as I got accustomed to her style. This story of the two orphan Bell sisters, Caroline and Grace (and their self-martyring older half-sister, Dora), spanning three decades and as many continents, starts out slowly but ultimately rewards the reader's patience. Once you persevere beyond the first 50 pages or so, the story is never less than absorbing, and builds to a stunning climax. Hazzard is not your typical narrator, and makes



The subject here is love. The contrast of its experience by two sisters. First task is to acclimatise one to the elegiac nature of the prose which seems to be affectionately recalling past eras when great writing was often lyrical and atmospheric, the opposite of forensic. However soon, Hazzards sentences begin to beguile. Theyre like things seen by the light of candles, radiant with strange outlying shadows. Soon one also begins to admire the architecture of the novel, how early motifs