Tiddas
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4.0 • 62 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A story about what it means to be a friend …
Five women, best friends for decades, meet once a month to talk about books … and life, love and the jagged bits in between. Dissecting each other’s lives seems the most natural thing in the world – and honesty, no matter how brutal, is something they treasure. Best friends tell each other everything, don’t they? But each woman harbours a complex secret and one weekend, without warning, everything comes unstuck.
Izzy, soon to be the first Black woman with her own television show, has to make a decision that will change everything.
Veronica, recently divorced and dedicated to raising the best sons in the world, has forgotten who she is.
Xanthe, desperate for a baby, can think of nothing else, even at the expense of her marriage.
Nadine, so successful at writing other people’s stories, is determined to blot out her own.
Ellen, footloose by choice, begins to question all that she’s fought for.
When their circle begins to fracture and the old childhood ways don’t work anymore, is their sense of sistahood enough to keep it intact? How well do these tiddas really know each other?
Praise for Tiddas
‘Generous and witty’ Susan Johnson
‘This enjoyable and human story is impressively interwoven with historical and contemporary Aboriginal issues.’ Sun Herald
‘A celebration of female friendships’ Sunday Territorian
‘Will resonate with many readers … a novel that asks whether a strong sense of sisterhood is enough to keep friends together.’ Burnie Advocate
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Wiradjuri writer Anita Heiss’ fifth novel, Tiddas, follows five members of a book club as they navigate some tricky terrain in their decades-long friendship. It’s a charming read, portraying the complexity of female friendship, with an intimate tone and satisfying character evolution. The tiddas, or sisters, of the title—Izzy, Xanthe, Ellen, Veronica and Nadine—are usually brutally honest with each other … until they aren’t. Can the group survive difficult truths being aired? The setting—Brisbane—could be another character; the descriptions of the river, the oppressive humidity and the beautiful natural landscape are central to the novel’s success. Heiss’ Brisbane is a city where First Nations culture is alive and thriving in its cafes and restaurants, books and bookshops, universities and cultural institutions and, of course, in the warm-hearted characters that populate the story. We turned the final page feeling upbeat and thoroughly entertained.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
Want to start a book club just to discuss it!
Brilliant snapshot of contemporary Australian women without any pretence or insincere dramas. Laughed and cried!