Picnic at Hanging Rock, (Paperback)

from arubabookwoman

This is subtle psychological fiction in which the wild, unknown Australian landscape of the early 20th century stands in stark contrast to the veneer of civilization and primness of a small town and how it is affected by the mysterious disappearance of 2 girls and a teacher. The novel begins with...

from Edwinrelf

This book is about the relationship budding between the young English nobleman and the Australian stable hand. The disappearance of the math teacher and the girls on the rock is just an allusion to intangibles and gaps in the order of things - loops in the space time continuum. With this happenin...

from Lemeritus

Every interpretation of this novel cannot help but displace or destroy an equally 'credible' and fiercely held interpretation. Even Lindsay's own final, 12-page chapter - excised from the book until 1987 and appropriately held separate from the book as it has been known and admired - sits like a ...

from electrascaife

A group of twenty girls and two teachers from an Australian boarding school go out for a picnic at a local natural landmark. Three of the girls and one of the teachers go missing. Only one of them is ever found, and she has no memory of what happened. The story isn't really about the mystery of ...

from SashaM

I took a few pages to really get into this on but once I did it was hard to put down. This is an Australian classic for a good reason. Set in 1900 the issues it raises are still very relevant today. The disappearance of 3 girls and a teacher at Hanging Rock near Bendigo result in a series of even...