Lauren Chater is the author of the historical novels The Lace Weaver, Gulliver's Wife, The Winter Dress and The Beauties. In 2018 she was awarded a grant by the Neilma Sidney Literary Fund, and The Winter Dress was longlisted for the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize. IG: @lauren_chater_author and visit laurenchater.com.
‘Lauren Chater’s Mary Gulliver is an extraordinary character – a
performer of everyday miracles, a woman of quiet strength and
compassion in a world where nothing can be relied on, least of all
her flamboyant fantasist of a husband. Set in a fictional past,
this superbly written story of love, loss, motherhood, and letting
go is highly relevant to the issues we face today. Do not miss
it.’
*Meg Keneally, author of Fled*
‘Bold, evocative and brave – Gulliver’s Wife is a revelation in
story-telling. I am in awe of Lauren Chater’s
talent. Gulliver’s Wife had my heart from the opening line and
didn’t let go until long after I finished the final page. An
exquisitely told tale of love, loss and the magic of
life.’
*Tess Woods, author of Love and Other Battles*
‘A vividly imagined and gloriously told tale. Gulliver’s Wife
explores both the wonders and terrors of life as a woman in
eighteenth century England and brings Mary Gulliver powerfully and
enthrallingly to life.’
*Natasha Lester, author of The French Photographer*
‘Filled with evocative details of life in early 1700s London,
Gulliver’s Wife is an enthralling reimagining of the lives of the
women around Lemuel Gulliver, and an invitation to consider the
untold stories of women throughout the history of literature.’
*Sarah Armstrong, author of His Other House*
‘Gulliver’s Wife is exquisite, empathetic and engrossing
storytelling from an extraordinarily gifted writer.’
*Wendy Dunn, Backstory journal*
‘Gulliver’s Wife is utterly spellbinding. Lauren Chater is a master
of story-weaving and exquisite detail. I adored this
book.’
*Melissa Ashley, bestselling author of The Birdman’s Wife*
‘A beautifully written novel that maintains a page-turning pace,
heightened suspense and literal wonder on every page’
*Cass Moriarty, author of The Promise Seed*
Absorbing, insightful and finely imagined, Gulliver’s Wife evokes
the life of eighteenth-century London, from the grittiness of its
dark streets and seedy docks to the intensity of the birthing
chamber. In its powerful portrayal of woman’s struggle for agency
and control of her body, the novel presses its face into our own
day.
*Robyn Cadwallader, author of The Anchoress*
'Chater’s Gulliver’s Wife is a richly imagined tale that
unravels the love between a mother and her daughter: it is a book
of fears and secrets, of dark battles, of fraught but tender
reconciliations, and of sweet epiphanies. Vivid storytelling from
an exceptional writer.'
*Catherine McKinnon, author of Storyland (nominated for the 2018
Miles Franklin Literary Award)*
‘Wise, tender and heartening … Chater shows a deft hand in
authentically recreating the challenges and injustices faced by the
spirited women in her novel so that their setbacks and triumphs
felt like my own’
*Sally Piper, author of The Geography of Friendship*
‘An imaginative tour-de-force!’
*Bestselling author Kate Forsyth*
'An absolutely gripping read, with a powerful and ultimately
hopeful story to tell'
*Booktopia*
'Gorgeous, immersive, stealthily feminist ... all about mothers and
daughters, the skill and care of midwives and being in charge of
your own life when you live in a society where you have no power
and few rights'
*Emily Maguire, author of An Isolated Incident*
‘The most impressive aspect of this novel is the finely tuned and
nuanced treatment of the relationship between a mother and her
rebellious teenage daughter.’
*Sydney Morning Herald*
‘A heartfelt tale of female solidarity.’
*Daily Telegraph*
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