'Janet Frame's luminous words are the more precious because they
were snatched from the jaws of the disaster of her early life . . .
and yet to read her is no more difficult than breathing' Hilary
Mantel When Janet Frame's doctor suggested that she write about her
traumatic experiences in mental institutions in order to free
herself from them, the result was Faces in the Water, a powerful
and poignant novel. Istina Mavet descends through increasingly
desolate wards, with the threat of leucotomy ever present. As she
observes her fellow patients, long dismissed by hospital staff,
with humour and compassion, she reveals her original and questing
mind. This riveting novel became an international classic,
translated into nine languages, and has also been used as a medical
school text. Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series
include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of
Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by
Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep
Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca
West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn
by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by
Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces
in the Water by Janet Frame
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