![]() The backdrop during the time of the novel is from 1960s onwards giving us a sense of time and place and showcases very different countries and the people who travel from them.įor the language buffs, a memorable quote -as Laura travels to Paris – “Paris was surely her reward for irregular verbs committed to memory…’ Yes this sounds familiar. Ravi Mendis lives on the other side of the globe - exploring the seductive new world of the Internet, his father dead, his mother struggling to get by.Their stories alternate throughout Michelle. An interesting contrast of what travelling means. Laura Fraser grows up in Sydney, motherless, with a cold, professional father and an artistic bent. ![]() Travelling opens up many new worlds and also provides an escape from others. These two characters are representative of two questions of travel – the dreams and the possibilities and the reasons for being able to travel. “His thumbnail traced journeys across continents. His travels are those in books and his atlas – Ravi on the other hand is from Sri Lanka and does not have the same kind of travel opportunities as Laura. she is young and fancy free and loves life living on her last paycheck when the money runs out. ![]() Laura is from Australia and she travels to Europe in order to taste freedom and to explore. With decades as chapter headings, this book chronicles the lives of two characters – Laura and Ravi. Travelling – why do people do it and what makes them move to another country if even for a short time? Travelling can be anything from a holiday, to moving abroad to claiming asylum and these are only some of the questions touched upon by Michelle de Kretser. ![]()
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