The wingmaker
Jakobsen, Mette, 1964-2021
Book
The crumbling marble angel is Vega’s most ambitious restoration project yet, but she thinks she can manage it, if she could just find somewhere to house the statue while she works. Her father, Vince, has the solution: the abandoned Seafarers’ Hotel, which sits alone at the end of a winding coastal road, offers both the space and the quiet Vega craves. The hotel also holds other surprises, however. The chandeliers are home to dive-bombing canaries, the ballroom occasionally hosts a troupe of tango-dancing farmers, and one of the bedrooms is occupied by an inept handyman who might be even more broken than Vega. As Vega restores the fragile angel to its former glory, can she also find a way to pick up the pieces of her life and begin anew?
Main title:
The wingmaker / Mette Jakobsen.
Author:
Jakobsen, Mette, 1964-, author
Work:
Imprint:
Melbourne, VIC : Text Publishing, 2021.©2021.
Collation:
205 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781922330727 (paperback)1922330728
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
Subject:
Artists -- FictionSolitude -- FictionHeart -- Surgery -- FictionGrief -- FictionHealing -- FictionFriendship -- FictionMan-woman relationships -- FictionAbandoned buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- FictionHotels -- Conservation and restoration -- FictionSelf-actualization (Psychology) -- FictionInterpersonal relations -- Fiction
BRN:
120960