Charlotte Wood is the author of five novels and one book of non-fiction. She has been described as one of Australia's most original and provocative writers. Her novels have been shortlisted for many prizes, including the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, and the regional Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
Praise for The Natural Way of Things
"Beautiful and savage - think Atwood in the outback."
--Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train "[Wood's] short,
gripping book begins as an allegory of thuggish misogyny then
evolves into a far stranger and more challenging feminist
parable."
--John Powers, Fresh Air ...one of those unforgettable reading
experiences."
--Liane Moriarty, author of Truly Madly Guilty, in The New York
Times
Like the surreal prison itself, Ms. Wood's writing is direct and
spare, yet capable of bursting with unexpected beauty.
--The Economist
It is, unfortunately, never a bad time to discuss the persistence
of violence committed against women, and the perceived ownership of
women's bodies. Wood comes at the issue with a fresh, thrilling
perspective: that of a dystopian novelist, one who constructs
worlds in dire disrepair, but woefully similar to our own.
--Huffington Post The Natural Way of Things is a prescient feminist
horror novel you need to read.
--Jezebel
While there are definite hints of Atwood there, The Natural Way of
Things is definitely its own animal.
--BookRiot
An absorbing plot, lyrical prose, and discomfiting imagery makes
Wood's novel decidedly gripping."
--Kirkus Reviews "VERDICT: A shocking and vital work for all
readers."
--Library Journal (starred review) "Uncomfortably bold, The Natural
Way of Things is an everywoman's hero tale."
--Shelf Awareness (starred review) "What sets Wood's The Natural
Way of Things apart, what makes it a truly urgent read is that it
is not an allegory and it is not a dystopian novel: it is a
reality."
--Full Stop The Natural Way of Things is an extraordinary novel:
inspired, powerful, at once coherent and dreamlike.
--The Sydney Morning Herald
It's rare to pick up a novel and from the opening pages be not only
gripped by the story on the page but also by the keenness of the
intelligence and audacity of the immagination at work.
--The Weekend Australian
A modern-day fable of rural gothic dystopia. Think Margaret Atwood,
Angela Carter and chuck in a dose of Mad Max's avenging angel
Furiosa and you get the idea.
--Caroline Baum, Anne Summers Reports As allegory, as a novel, as
vision and as art The Natural Way of Things is stunning.
--Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap This is a stunning
exploration of ambiguities--of power, of morality, of judgment.
With a fearless clarity, Wood's elegantly spare and brutal prose
dissects humanity, hatreds, our ambivalent capacities for
friendship and betrayal, and the powerful appearance--always--of
moments of grace and great beauty...It will not leave you easily;
it took my breath away.
--Ashley Hay, author of The Railwayman's Life A brave, brilliant
book. I would defy anyone to read it and not come out a changed
person.
--Malcolm Knox, author of The Wonder Lover
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