Picnic At Hanging Rock
by Joan Lindsay

Name: Picnic At Hanging Rock
Brand: Joan Lindsay
SKU: 9780871292483
Rating: 3.66 (24478 reviews)

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Highlights

Large Cast

Female

Male

Historical

What readers are saying

Readers have varied opinions about the novel, with many praising its eerie atmosphere and engaging writing, while some find it slow-paced and lacking in plot. The mysterious nature of the girls' disappearance has captivated many, but a notable portion felt disappointed by the book's ambiguous ending and character development. Overall, it’s seen as a thought-provoking classic, though not universally loved.

Eerie and atmospheric writingCaptivating mysteryStrong sense of settingThought-provoking themesSlow pacingAmbiguous ending

Synopsis

It was a cloudless summer day in the year 1900.

Everyone at Appleyard College for Young Ladies agreed it was just right for a picnic at Hanging Rock.

After lunch, a group of three girls climbed into the blaze of the afternoon sun, pressing on through the scrub into the shadows of the secluded volcanic outcropping.

Farther, higher, until at last they disappeared.

They never returned.

Mysterious and subtly erotic, Picnic at Hanging Rock inspired the iconic 1975 film of the same name by Peter Weir.

A beguiling landmark of Australian literature, it stands with Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, and Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides as a masterpiece of intrigue.