vThe fatal and desperate politics of Eastern Europe collide with the comparative inno-cence and complace~3cy o[ suburban Australian life in this powerful and disturbinglove story about two !amili~s and the madness that invades their lives. Terry Delaney leads a relatively satisfying life as a security guard and as a pass/on-ate rugby plal[er witl~ a shot at pro-team success. But Terry's life is shaken beyondrecognition when he falls obsessively in love with Danielle Kabbel, the daughter ofhis employer, Rudi Kabbel. Rudi, a half-mad/half-charming immigrant from EasternEurope, suffers from visions of an impending apocalpyse and from the demons of atormented Childhood. The family madness runs deep, from the Kabbel family patriarch, Stanek, a Nazicollaborator who betrayed his wife to save his own neck, to Rudi's traumatic child-hood in which he was a pawn between the Nazis and the Russians. It is into this mael-strom of devasting history and present day insanity that Terry is drawn--to his owndesperate peril. This rich and haunting novel lays bare the genius and brilliant insight of ThomasKeneally.THOMAS KI~N~AL~3;, novelist, playwright, and producer, was born and educated inAustralia, where he lives today. His numerous critically acclaimed novels includeWoman of the Inner Sea, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Playmaker, and Schindler's List.IIIII IIIIII ~1200 IIIIIIIIIII Ill II;AMILY t4ADNES$ 1;.~00 KENEALLY T~-93193 QP 11394 SIHP Z212 i 702Itll24 370iJf!iil50$12.00Front cover design by Jackie SeowFront cover photograph by Bill Bachman/ Photo Researchers Inc. A Touchstone BookPublished by Simon & SchusterNew York10931200