Hares Fur, Trevor Shearston
Hares Fur, Trevor Shearston
List: $32.49 | Sale: $22.75
Club: $16.24

Hare's Fur

Author: Trevor Shearston

Narrator: Paul Haley

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2019


Synopsis

Russell Bass is a potter living on the edge of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains. His wife has been dead less than a year, and although he has a few close friends, he is living a mostly solitary life. Each month he hikes into the valley below his house to collect rock for glazes from a remote creek bed. One autumn morning, he finds a chocolate wrapper on the path. His curiosity leads him to a cave where three siblings – two young children and a teenage girl – are camped out, hiding from social services and the police. Although they bolt at first, Russell slowly gains their trust; and little by little, this unlikely group of outsiders begins to form a fragile bond. Hare’s Fur is a story of grief, kindness, art, and the transformation that can grow from the seeds of trust.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lyn

A gentle novel, exploring loneliness and compassion. I enjoyed the crossing of paths of the potter and The fiercely independent children who are trying to stay together despite their family circumstances. I wished the book had kept going and explored the foster care and whether they got there or not......more

Goodreads review by Cass

What a delight to read Hare’s Fur (Scribe 2019) by author Trevor Shearston. This slim book – almost a novella – is a joy from start to finish. With literary language that sings from the pages, and a story that is poignant and moving, Hare’s Fur is a beautiful combination of the making of art, the ra......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

Odd story but as a potter I appreciated the accuracy of the pottery descriptions.......more