The Glass Island is a lyrical and finely wrought novel, set in a Venetian-esque, sinking, golden city and the island beyond its lagoon. This island once served as a prison for political dissenters but is now home to the mysterious Magistra and her Contemplatives. Together, they have created a sanctuary of peace in a world darkened by moral ruin.
Five powerful characters arrive on the island to ponder ethical decay and the tyranny which drives it. Under the watch of Magistra, and in the presence of a sixth person who remains concealed in the shadows, they consider the power of creativity and truth in facing up to tyranny.
Daring and spellbinding, Patricia Schonstein’s eighth novel shimmers with her signature theatricality, sensuality and candour. Her characters perform with refined precision. Threaded through with poems, works of art and delicious food, The Glass Island is a meditation on beauty and brutality, and on humanity’s never-ending beguilement by war.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Five powerful characters arrive on the island to ponder ethical decay and the tyranny which drives it. Under the watch of Magistra, and in the presence of a sixth person who remains concealed in the shadows, they consider the power of creativity and truth in facing up to tyranny.
Daring and spellbinding, Patricia Schonstein’s eighth novel shimmers with her signature theatricality, sensuality and candour. Her characters perform with refined precision. Threaded through with poems, works of art and delicious food, The Glass Island is a meditation on beauty and brutality, and on humanity’s never-ending beguilement by war.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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