Pauline Schokman
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‘Everyone acts as though he never existed,as if he wasn’t real.’
This gripping, emotionally charged drama unfolds over a weekin the life of Anna Mason, a GP in Melbourne, Australia, as her newborn nephew’s life hangs in the balance, her parents meet after years of rage and silence and Anna’s own heartbreak can no longer be denied.
Moving, complex, but ultimately life-affirming, this book exploreswhat happens when families are silent for generations aboutpainful emotional truths and how lives can change when realityis faced and truth is spoken.
‘Pauline Schokman proves herself to be a master of narration,moving deftly between the story of families racked withanger and pain, and the events from the past out of whichthat pain was born. The reader comes away from The Other Side of Silence feeling a bit different from the person who picked up the book.’Thomas H. Ogden, author of The Parts Left Out andThe Hands of Gravity and Chance
PAULINE SCHOKMAN was born in Sri Lanka. She isa general medical practitioner and psychoanalytic psychotherapist who lives and practices in Melbourne.
Moving, complex, but ultimately life-affirming, this book exploreswhat happens when families are silent for generations aboutpainful emotional truths and how lives can change when realityis faced and truth is spoken.
‘Pauline Schokman proves herself to be a master of narration,moving deftly between the story of families racked withanger and pain, and the events from the past out of whichthat pain was born. The reader comes away from The Other Side of Silence feeling a bit different from the person who picked up the book.’Thomas H. Ogden, author of The Parts Left Out andThe Hands of Gravity and Chance
PAULINE SCHOKMAN was born in Sri Lanka. She isa general medical practitioner and psychoanalytic psychotherapist who lives and practices in Melbourne.
Pauline Schokman is a traditionally published author. Her first two novels are The Other Side of Silence and A Different Kind of Madness. Her books have received excellent reviews from critics and established authors. Alex Miller, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize recipient and twice winner of The Miles Franklin Award said of A Different Kind of Madness -"Truly wonderful...rich with understanding and written with the simple clarity of genius...the most satisfying novel I’ve read for a very long time."
Pauline was born in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, and is of Burgher (Eurasian) heritage. She has also lived in the USA and Australia. She has worked as a doctor and psychotherapist and has travelled widely, spending time in other places around the globe pursuing her interest in both natural history and archaeology.
