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    Gotland

    By Fiona Capp

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    An evocative portrait of the cost paid by those who are drawn into the public spotlight against their will
    'I really really enjoyed it. I loved its pace, its quiet assuredness, and what it says about marriage and love. I think she's written a beauty.' Andrea Goldmsith Shy and idealistic, Esther Chatwin is Australia's reluctant First Lady. She longs to return to the anonymity of her old life. But her husband's sudden political success has turned the media spotlight on her and her only escape is to Gotland, the fabled island in the Baltic Sea that she loves. A special place, it's also home to the enigmatic sculptor Sven, another idealist with a troubled past. Even on the other side of the world, deeply private events become everyone's business, and Esther must struggle to overcome the forces-within and without-that threaten to destroy her. Gotland is a startlingly evocative and timely portrait of the cost paid by those who are drawn into the public spotlight against their will. 'a mature, intelligent, perceptive book' Caroline Baum 'Although Gotland is a physically small novel, it is enormous in its scope and complexity.' Meredith Jaffee, the Hoopla 'Stately, thoughtful, slow-burner of a novel.' Geordie Williamson, the Australian 'A subtle grace' Dorothy Johnston, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateJul 1, 2013
    ISBN9781460700099
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    Fiona Capp

    Fiona Capp is the internationally published author of three works of non-fiction, including That Oceanic Feeling, a memoir about her love for the sea and surfing. She is also the author of three novels: NIGHT SURFING, LAST OF THE SANE DAYS and MUSK & BYRNE. Her most recent book is part memoir, part journey through the landscapes which inspired Australian poet Judith Wright, MY BLOOD'S COUNTRY.

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    • 3/5
      Sometimes I read a book that I find hard to like for the first hundred pages but then as the characters and plot settle in I find I am enjoying the book. In the case of Gotland the opposite applied. I enjoyed the first 100 pages and thought this is going to be good but became more and more disappointed as the book went on. The character of Esther is supposed to be shy and unsure of herself, so much so that she dreads appearing in public with her husband , a politician who is seeking election as Prime Minister. However she manages to be completely uninhibited when it comes to making friends with a new man and quite happily strips off in front of him and goes skinny dipping . Then she naively thinks that she can continue her affair and keep it a secret when her husband becomes PM ????? The end of the book finds her living in the Lodge and resigned to her fate having give-up her great love. All I can say is "I pitied her husband David ". You cannot expect a person with a career in politics to play the part of the suburban husband and father. The daughter I felt sorry for as she was only a teenager and could not understand but the wife just needed to grow up. To sum up this book was a disappointment.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. How would you cope if you were a shy and iealistic person married to a politician who is suddenly thrown into the role of leader of the opposition party in parliament. This is what Esther Chatwin and her daughter suddenly have to deal with. Once David becomes leader politics takes over his life and he becomes a different person to Esther, and Esther can no longer just be herself. The author deals with the idea of a special place. Esther is invited to the Swedish island of Gotland by her sister for a break and this becomes her special place where for the most she can be herself and not be subject to panic attacks. There she meets Sven and engages in a diferent kind of relationship, a different freer love. But even there on one occasion she runs into someone who knows her. Her daughter on the other hand finds refuge in her art but for her it is grafitti which of course is illegal and not something the daughter of the leader of the opposition should be involved in. Esther while not liking it is able to accept it as her daughter's outlet for she can think of much worse things her daughter could be involved in but when she is caught in action by the police and David finds out it is a different story for he is concerned about how it might affect him and his chances in the election, and angry that his wife knew, and allowed it. And of course journalists eventually find out about Esther's trips to the island. How do they then deal with that? All of these issues are dealt with in the book which I found to be a really enjoyable read, a book which deals with real issues.