I really really enjoyed it. I loved its pace, its quiet assuredness, and what it says about marriage and love. I think she's written a beauty.' Andrea Goldsmith<br/><br/>Shy and idealistic, Esther Chatwin is Australia s reluctant First Lady. She longs to return to the anonymity of her old life. But her husband s sudden political success has turned the media spotlight on her and her only escape is to Gotland, the fabled island in the Baltic Sea that she loves. A special place, it's also home to the enigmatic sculptor Sven, another idealist with a troubled past.<br/><br/>Even on the other side of the world, deeply private events become everyone s business, and Esther must struggle to overcome the forces--within and without--that threaten to destroy her.<br/><br/>Gotland is a startlingly evocative and timely portrait of the cost paid by those who are drawn into the public spotlight against their will.<br/><br/>'a mature, intelligent, perceptive book' Caroline Baum<br/>'Although Gotland is a physically small novel, it is enormous in its scope and complexity.' Meredith Jaffee, The Hoopla<br/><br/>'Stately, thoughtful, slow-burner of a novel.' Geordie Williamson, The Australian<br/><br/>'A subtle grace' Dorothy Johnston, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald