Sustenance

Simone Lazaroo

Sustenance is a compelling novel, set in Bali, that reveals surprising ways in which people redeem themselves through fear and grief.

In a small hotel on an island renowned for its hospitality and beauty, the Balinese staff and their Western guests are unexpectedly taken hostage.

During the overnight siege, the hotel’s cook, Perpetua de Mello is compelled by the crisis to provide spiritual and physical sustenance as best she can to the guests, staff and their poorly nourished captors.

The event has a different impact on each and every person, but all will view life differently from this day forward.

Awards

Shortlisted – 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award

Praise for Sustenance:

Simone’s fourth book continues her tradition of beautifully written stories centering on the interaction between people of different cultures.

SCOOP MAGAZINE

 

Lazaroo has constructed a novel that sparkles.

CANBERRA TIMES

Book details

PUBLICATION DATE: 2010
FORMAT: Paperback
EXTENT: 300 pages
SIZE: 235 x 155 mm
ISBN: 9781742580715
RIGHTS: Australia and New Zealand
CATEGORY: Book Club Books, Fiction, Simone Lazaroo,