The Vintage and the Gleaning
Author | : Jeremy Chambers |
Publisher | : Text Publishing |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2010-08-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781921656507 |
ISBN-13 | : 1921656506 |
Rating | : 4/5 (506 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Vintage and the Gleaning written by Jeremy Chambers and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vintage and the Gleaning is set in a winemaking town in the north-east of Victoria, close to the Murray River. Smithy is a retired shearer turned vineyard worker who has recently been forced to give up drinking after a lifetime of alcoholism. In his new sobriety he is contemplating the world in which he lives and the man he has been and become with a new understanding. Assaulted by long forgotten memories, Smithy is forced to take stock of his own past. Overwhelmed with feelings of regret, guilt, loss and nostalgia for the past, Smithy is trapped in a blind search for meaning as he realises that he cannot undo the repercussions of his wasted life. He is a desperate and lonely old man seeking beauty in an ugly world. Living in the same town is Charlotte, a young woman in a dangerous relationship, whose misfortunes have led her into an uneasy friendship with Smithy. It is in his confused and ultimately futile attempts to help Charlotte that he seeks redemption.