The Daughter of Abraham - Newey, Philip S
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Charlie Kollock grows up in post-war Delaware with a distant father, and a mother who is 'delicate'. He goes to Oxford to study, where he forms relationships with several woman: Elaine, the daughter of a farmer, whom he met as a child; Miriam, a young Australian Jewish girl, whose family returns to England when her grandfather dies; and Sophia, a student cellist of American Jewish heritage. Woven through these relationships is that with his mother, a disturbingly magnetic woman whose grasp of reality is fragile. Her visions and dreams form the lens through which Charlie views the world. Chief…mehr

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Charlie Kollock grows up in post-war Delaware with a distant father, and a mother who is 'delicate'. He goes to Oxford to study, where he forms relationships with several woman: Elaine, the daughter of a farmer, whom he met as a child; Miriam, a young Australian Jewish girl, whose family returns to England when her grandfather dies; and Sophia, a student cellist of American Jewish heritage. Woven through these relationships is that with his mother, a disturbingly magnetic woman whose grasp of reality is fragile. Her visions and dreams form the lens through which Charlie views the world. Chief among these are her visions concerning the enigmatic 'Daughter of Abraham', with whom Charlie's destiny, she is convinced, is linked. Charlie cannot shake off these visions. Is this one of his mother's delusions? If not, who is this 'Daughter of Abraham'?
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Philip was born in Birmingham, UK, in 1957, and emigrated to Australia-among the wave of ¿10 immigrants-in 1966. The family settled in Adelaide in South Australia. After finishing school, Philip embarked on an ambitious degree in science and mathematics. This was not a great success! After a brief, inevitable stint in the retail industry, Philip began training to become an Anglican Priest. He completed a B.Th. and served for a while in a parish, before returning to fulltime study to complete a doctorate. After some years, Philip left the Church and worked for a while in several community positions. However, after a while his ambitions returned him to the field of science, this time the biological sciences. He completed a second undergraduate degree, and subsequently a second doctorate. Following this, at the ripe old age of 52, Philip became a post-doctoral research assistant at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He then returned to Australia to pursue a more literary career. Always keen on writing, Philip finally completed his first novel in 2012, and is continuing to write in his spare time. His interesting and diverse life has provided him with some very fascinating experiences from which to draw upon in his writing. Now based in Cairns, in Far North Queensland, he also runs his own small business from home, working full time as a freelance editor.