Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay: A Review and Winner of Giveaway Announced
As I said in my previous post about Picnic at Hanging Rock , this novel came out of nowhere for me, and after a quick search on the internet, I was intrigued not only by the novel, but by the author, Joan Lindsay. Joan Lindsay wrote this book in 1967, when she was 70 years old. Her first novel. It became an instant hit. The tale is simple, but as any simple tales go, there's a lot going on underneath the surface. It's February 14, 1900. The young ladies at Appleyard College for Young Ladies in Australia are eager to take a day trip to Hanging Rock, a place ideal for picnics and taking in some fresh air and nature. The group, with Miss McGraw, the mathematics teacher, and Mademoiselle De Poitiers, the popular French teacher as chaperones, take the three hour carriage ride out to Hanging Rock. The plan is to eat lunch, rest, explore a bit (as much as you can in gloves and corsets), and return to Appleyard at 4 PM. Other folks are also...