Under the Auspices of Crystals
The pink of rose quartz, the blue of lapis lazuli, the violet of amethyst: for the author, crystals exist for the "speaking of feeling". So it is that under their auspices she embarks on a remarkable but heartbreaking journey into her past. We are drawn into the formative years of her childhood in Tasmania, so vividly portrayed. At the heart of the story are her father and fated elder sister, Fenella, whom she strives to bring to life again in the pages of her book. Her father`s terrors lead him into a tragic addiction which finally shatters the whole family`s world. As we read, the uneasy feeling that "awful things" will happen grows until Fenella irrevocably falls from grace. The author`s powerful account of her sister`s destruction is...
