| 词条 | The Fern Tattoo |
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| name = The Fern Tattoo | title_orig = | translator = | image = Fern_Tattoo_book_cover.png | caption = | author = David Brooks | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Australia | language = English | series = | genre = Novel | publisher = University of Queensland Press, Australia | release_date = 2007 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pages = 374 pp | isbn = 978-0-7022-3626-6 | dewey= A823.3 22 | congress= PR9619.3.B715 F47 2007 | oclc= 173655618 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Fern Tattoo is a 2007 novel by the Australian author David Brooks. Dedication"To my daughter Jessica" Plot summaryBenedict's mother has recently died; after the funeral he receives a phone call from Mrs. Darling, a friend of his mother's. Benedict visits the old woman in the countryside where she tells him various tales that involve three generations of families. He spends the next several years visiting Mrs. Darling, rearranging his personal plans so he can visit her more often. One day he receives a phone call that Mrs. Darling is dying. He finally learns that the stories she has been telling him have been about his own family.[1] Epigraph"Yes, man is broad, too broad indeed. I'd have him narrower." - Dmitri Fyodorovitch Karamazov: The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky Awards
Notes1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22869264-5003900,00.html|title=Faced with lies that ring true|work=The Australian|author=Kevin Rabalais|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=2007-12-08|publisher=|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5b94yKE4G?url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22869264-5003900,00.html|archivedate=27 September 2008|quote=|accessdate=2008-09-27|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fern Tattoo, The}}{{2000s-novel-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://bega.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/council-news-in-brief/1276930.aspx|title=Council NEWS in brief - Local News - News - General - Bega District News|author=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=2008-09-19|format=|work=|publisher=|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5b93VH7uJ?url=http://bega.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/council-news-in-brief/1276930.aspx|archivedate=27 September 2008|quote=|accessdate=2008-09-27|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23558188-16947,00.html|title=Outsider in mix for Ozlit top gong|work=The Australian|author=Lauren Wilson|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=2008-04-18|publisher=|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5b93ihf0j?url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23558188-16947,00.html|archivedate=27 September 2008|quote=|accessdate=2008-09-27|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}} 2 : 2007 Australian novels|University of Queensland Press books |
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