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100	1		_aLaveau-Harvie, Vicki, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe erratics / _cVicki Laveau-Harvie.
260			_aSydney, N.S.W. : _b4th Estate, _c2019.
300			_a217 pages ; _c21 cm.
500			_aFirst published in 2018 by Finch Publishing.
520			_aWhen her elderly mother is hospitalised unexpectedly, Vicki travels to her parents' isolated ranch home in Alberta, Canada, to help her father. She has been estranged from her parents for many years (the reasons for which rapidly become clear) and is horrified by what she discovers on her arrival. Her mother has always been mentally unstable, but for years camouflaged her delusions and unpredictability. Over the decades she has managed to shut herself and her husband away from the outside world. Vicki's father, who has been systematically starved and kept virtually a prisoner in his own home, begins to realise what has happened to him and embarks upon plans of his own to combat his wife. Vicki quickly realises how dangerous, and potentially life-threatening, her mother's behaviour is. She fears for her father's life and her own safety if her mother returns home. The power play between her parents takes a dramatic turn and leaves Vicki embroiled in situations that are ludicrous, heart-breaking, and frightening. All this makes for an intensely gripping, yet black-humoured family drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
586			_aWinner 2018 Finch Memoir Prize. Short listed NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2019. Winner 2019 Stella Award.
600	1	0	_aLaveau-Harvie, Vicki.
600	1	0	_aLaveau-Harvie, Vicki _xFamily.
650		0	_aFamilies _zCanada.
650		0	_aFamily secrets.
650		0	_aMothers _xMental health _zCanada.
650		0	_aMentally ill _xFamily relationships.
650		0	_aAdult children _zAustralia _vBiography.
650		0	_aMentally ill mothers _vBiography.
650		0	_aDysfunctional families _zAustralia.
650		0	_aAging parents _xCare _zCanada.
650		0	_aAutobiographies.
653			_aAustralian
655		7	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft
655		0	_aAutobiographies
655		0	_aAutobiographies
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