 1934 edition | |
| Author | Norman Lindsay |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber[1] |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 317 pp. |
| Preceded by | A Curate in Bohemia |
| Followed by | Miracles by Arrangement |
Redheap, also published as Every Mother's Son, is a 1930 novel by Norman Lindsay.[citation needed] It is a story of life in a country town in Victoria, Australia in the 1890s. Lindsay portrays real characters struggling with the social restrictions of the day. Snobbery and wowserism are dominant themes. In 1930 it became the first Australian novel to be banned in Australia.[2] The novel forms the first part of a trilogy, together with Saturdee and Halfway to Anywhere.
The novel was adapted for television in 1972.
- ^ "Lindsay Writes of Amours and, Small-Town Life". The Sun. No. 6033 (LAST RACE ed.). Sydney. 12 March 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gilling, Tom (16–17 April 2016). "Lindsay film fell in a Redheap". Weekend Australian. p. Inquirer, p. 19.