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'It is a strange book to begin with until you get into the pattern of “now” and “yesteryear” as it is told both in the present and flashback style. It is strangely compelling.' Jan Jackson, Search SA

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‘It’s the extraordinary breadth and depth of ideas that Hawthorne asks her readers to engage with her in The Falling Woman that, in many ways, makes this quite a remarkable novel. We begin to build a picture of a great alternative thinker.'

Diane Brown, JAS Review

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‘This is a beautiful book, written with powerful insight and captivating originality.’ 

Julia Hancock, LOTL

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‘There can be no question about the imaginative reach and power of this novel.’ 

John Hanrahan, The Age

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‘… this imaginative, verbally ambitious account of the relationship between two women must command attention.’ 

Dennis Davison, Best Books of the Year, The Australian

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‘This book commands endless reflection, since it opens up the ontological question of being. Hawthorne’s book haunts me, it won’t let go. On the one hand, it journeys through an unexplored territory of mind that few apart from Dostoyevski dared look into… Let me first say that this is a perfectly structured piece of writing. Its form should help unravel the threads of signification, but we are not dealing here with the explicit, let alone the assertive, or blatant. The only certainty Hawthorne has is that nature is her cradle.’ 

Jasna Novakovic, Australian Women’s Book Review

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‘A remarkable lyrical first novel …’ 

Robin Morgan, Ms Magazine

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