Vertigo

Luke and Anna, thirty-something and restless, decide on a sea change. Worn down by city life and wounded by a loss neither can talk about, they flee to a sleepy village by the coast. There, surrounded by nature, they begin to feel rejuvenated. But when bushfire threatens their new home, they must confront what they have tried to put behind them.

Vertigo is a fable of love and awakening by one of Australia''s finest writers, about the unexpected way emotions can return and life can change.

‘A carefully crafted little gem of a book’ —Advertiser

‘Lohrey achieves a kind of perfection’ —Sydney Morning Herald

‘Extraordinarily vivid and compelling ... A stunning and memorable novella’ —Age

‘Vertigo will keep you up much too late but it’s worth a one-sitting read.’ —West Australian

Amanda Lohrey is the author of the acclaimed novels Camille’s Bread, Vertigo and The Morality of Gentlemen, as well as the award-winning short story collection Reading Madame Bovary. She has also written two Quarterly Essays: Groundswell and Voting for Jesus. In 2012 she was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award.