Winner of the 2008 AWP Award for the Novel "From 1941 to 1947,
eighteen thousand Italian prisoners of war were sent to Australia.
The Italian surrender that followed the downfall of Mussolini had
created a novel circumstance: prisoners who theoretically were no
longer enemies. Many of these exiles were sent to work on isolated
farms, unguarded.""" "The Paperbark Shoe "is the unforgettable
story of Gin Boyle--an albino, a classically trained pianist, and a
woman with a painful past. Disavowed by her wealthy stepfather, her
unlikely savior is the farmer Mr. Toad--a little man with a taste
for women's corsets. Together with their two children, they weather
the hardship of rural life and the mockery of their neighbors. But
with the arrival of two Italian prisoners of war, their lives are
turned upside down. Thousands of miles from home, Antonio and John
find themselves on Mr. and Mrs. Toad's farm, exiles in the company
of exiles. "The Paperbark Shoe" is a remarkable novel about the
far-reaching repercussions of war, the subtle violence of
displacement, and what it means to live as a captive--in enemy
country, and in one's own skin.
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