{"id":32,"date":"2022-05-24T19:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2022-06-03T08:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:03:00","slug":"the-bright-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"The Bright House"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"604\" class=\"wp-image-33 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7B7FE997-AFD7-4B01-8C31-FF0DCA0A3B8D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7B7FE997-AFD7-4B01-8C31-FF0DCA0A3B8D.jpeg 401w, https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7B7FE997-AFD7-4B01-8C31-FF0DCA0A3B8D-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deeply moving and seductive story about hidden lives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life might have been idyllic for Jessie Bierman if she hadn\u2019t fallen in love with a coloured man or her father hadn\u2019t been a radical left-wing lawyer in a country where the government was constructing one of history\u2019s greatest lies. Something has to give when you\u2019re torn between following your heart and your conscience. When you can\u2019t even fall in love without breaking the law.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As South Africa threatens to explode in the turbulent 1950s, Jessie\u2019s world is changed forever. From the lush windswept Cape to the dusty rural heartland, she embarks on a journey of discovery that begins with a love affair and ends with an act of courage and revolt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bright House\u00a0is the story of a woman, silenced by grief, who found a voice loud enough to raise the dead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com.au\/Author\/Hughes,%20Lyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bright House\u00a0<\/a><\/em>was published by Random House Bantam in 2000.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018\u2026a fascinating Australian novel about South Africa. Hughes avoids clich\u00e9 and sentimentality, and deftly suggests what another writer might tediously explain \u2026a fascinating novel that demands and rewards the effort of engagement\u2026 a carefully crafted tale that will advance her reputation as a writer to take note of.\u2019 The Australian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018This family narrative examines loss and identity\u2026(and) has a compelling momentum\u2026 a story that refuses to provide neat and tidy endings.\u2019 The Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018\u2026a sensitively-told story of love and prejudice.\u2019 Australian Woman\u2019s Forum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The characters in Lyn Hughes\u2019 latest novel, The Bright House\u2026are more real and rounded than some people in my own life.\u2019 Capital Q Weekly<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Lyn Hughes\u2019 third novel is one of the most confronting pieces of Australian fiction in quite some time. Carefully constructed in lucid prose and set in the barren political climate of post-war South Africa, The Bright House rings bells of Coetzee\u2019s Disgrace. Tharunka Magazine, UNSW<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018In a powerful story of a woman\u2019s journey to love and acceptance the turbulence of South Africa in the 1950s is brought to life. Well written and enjoyable.\u2019 Winter Booksellers\u2019 Choice, 2000<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deeply moving and seductive story about hidden lives. Life might have been idyllic for Jessie Bierman if she hadn\u2019t fallen in love with a coloured man or her father hadn\u2019t been a radical left-wing lawyer in a country where the government was constructing one of history\u2019s greatest lies. Something has to give when you\u2019re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":780,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/780"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}