The White Garden

The White Garden

Carmel Bird

Publication
1995

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The White Garden

Aurealis Award nominee 1995.

The White Garden is a compelling portrait of a man whose lust for power is expressed in his treatment of psychiatric patients.

Seven women die in deep sleep therapy; the doctor rapes his patients in the Sleeping Beauty Ward. The sister of one of the doctor's victims becomes his nemesis.

The White Garden, published by University of Queensland Press (ISBN 0-7022-2821-4), was shortlisted for The Miles Franklin Award.

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Carmel Bird

Carmel Bird is an Australian novelist. She lives in Central Victoria, having grown up in Tasmania. She has written literary novels and collections of short fiction. She has also written books on the art of writing, and has edited six anthologies of essays and stories. She has taught fiction writing at the Universities…

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